Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Malawi
Malawi: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value was 11,241 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Malawi, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11,241 1000 USD for packaging paper and paperboard — import value in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Malawi peaked at 12,995 1000 USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,406 1000 USD, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 141st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,275 1000 USD | — |
| 1999 | 2,406 1000 USD | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 3,050 1000 USD | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 3,050 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,584 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 5,212 1000 USD | +101.7% |
| 2004 | 5,129 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 5,129 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,958 1000 USD | +74.7% |
| 2007 | 7,394 1000 USD | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 11,061 1000 USD | +49.6% |
| 2009 | 11,883 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 12,995 1000 USD | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 12,535 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5,642 1000 USD | -55.0% |
| 2013 | 7,599 1000 USD | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 9,854 1000 USD | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 6,590 1000 USD | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 6,148 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 6,863 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 5,447 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 10,138 1000 USD | +86.1% |
| 2020 | 7,234 1000 USD | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 9,833 1000 USD | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 7,638 1000 USD | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 11,066 1000 USD | +44.9% |
| 2024 | 11,241 1000 USD | +1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11,241 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,782 1000 USD, 6.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11,241 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,904 1000 USD, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,840 1000 USD | 2,406 1000 USD | 3,275 1000 USD | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,345 1000 USD | 2,584 1000 USD | 11,883 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,381 1000 USD | 5,447 1000 USD | 12,995 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,402 1000 USD | 7,234 1000 USD | 11,241 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Malawi?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Malawi was 11,241 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12,995 1000 USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,406 1000 USD in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import value?
- Malawi ranks 141st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en