Customs and other import duties in Malawi
Malawi: Customs and other import duties was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Malawi is 8.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Malawi peaked at 11.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 58th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.5% | — |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 5 |
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- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Malawi?
- Customs and other import duties in Malawi was 8.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for customs and other import duties?
- Malawi ranks 58th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.