Malawi (MWI) and Botswana (BWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $1.36M to Botswana. The main products that Malawi exported to Botswana were Tea ($677k), Electric Generating Sets ($248k), and Electrical Transformers ($109k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.67%, from $2.14M in 2017 to $1.36M in 2022.

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

Botswana-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $2.4M to Malawi. The main products that Botswana exported to Malawi were Salt ($1.2M), Electric Batteries ($392k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($239k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.8%, from $11.4M in 2017 to $2.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Malawi exported $1.36M to Botswana. The main products exported from Malawi to Botswana were Tea ($677k), Electric Generating Sets ($248k), and Electrical Transformers ($109k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.67%, from $2.14M in 2017 to $1.36M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $2.4M to Malawi. The main products exported from Botswana to Malawi were Salt ($1.2M), Electric Batteries ($392k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($239k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.8%, from $11.4M in 2022 to $2.4M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Botswana ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Botswana included Tanzania ($72.8M), Kenya ($58.8M), and Germany ($35.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Malawi included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), Belgium ($1.55B), and India ($1.28B).

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Malawi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Botswana

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Vegetable Products ($719k), Machines ($411k), and Foodstuffs ($108k).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.2M), Machines ($506k), and Chemical Products ($283k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Botswana+$88.1kTea

Top Product Potential Botswana Malawi+$119kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Botswana ()

Malawi Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Malawi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Botswana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Malawi () and Botswana () (2022)

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