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About

China-Malawi Trade: In 2022, China exported $333M to Malawi. The main products that China exported to Malawi were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($43.3M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($20.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $382M in 2017 to $333M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-China Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. The main products that Malawi exported to China were Raw Tobacco ($15.9M), Tea ($2.26M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.53M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.3%,  from $42.2M in 2017 to $23.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12),  and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $333M to Malawi. The main products exported from China to Malawi were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($43.3M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($20.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $382M in 2017 to $333M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. The main products exported from Malawi to China were Raw Tobacco ($15.9M), Tea ($2.26M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.53M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $42.2M in 2022 to $23.2M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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This map shows whether countries import more from China or Malawi. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Malawi or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from Malawi (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Malawi

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This chart compares trade between China and Malawi by product, considering products traded by both, China and Malawi.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($83.5M), Transportation ($59.6M), and Metals ($46.9M).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($15.9M), Metals ($2.53M), and Vegetable Products ($2.26M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Malawi+$14.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential Malawi China+$8.41MRaw Tobacco

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2022)

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