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$44.3BCURRENT US$
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47%CURRENT US$
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$13.2BCURRENT US$
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50.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,588CURRENT US$
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10.8%CURRENT US$
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$645CURRENT US$
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14.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Cameroon-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $14.3k to Malawi. The main products that Cameroon exported to Malawi were Other Heating Machinery ($4.12k), Other toys ($2.08k), and Hair Products ($2.07k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 86.2%, from $638 in 2017 to $14.3k in 2022.

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

Malawi-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $2.16M to Cameroon. The main products that Malawi exported to Cameroon were Electric Generating Sets ($1.71M), Electrical Transformers ($178k), and Corn ($60.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 97.9%,  from $71.2k in 2017 to $2.16M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01),  and 117 in total exports ($6.95B). 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, Cameroon exported $14.3k to Malawi. The main products exported from Cameroon to Malawi were Other Heating Machinery ($4.12k), Other toys ($2.08k), and Hair Products ($2.07k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 86.2%, from $638 in 2017 to $14.3k in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $2.16M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Malawi to Cameroon were Electric Generating Sets ($1.71M), Electrical Transformers ($178k), and Corn ($60.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 97.9%, from $71.2k in 2022 to $2.16M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

Malawi Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Malawi included Netherlands ($1.31B), France ($1.02B), and India ($974M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Cameroon included Tanzania ($72.8M), Kenya ($58.8M), and South Africa ($56.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Malawi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($6.13k), Chemical Products ($2.35k), and Miscellaneous ($2.08k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Machines ($2.03M), Vegetable Products ($60.7k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($39.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon Malawi+$1.91kGold
Top Product Potential Malawi Cameroon+$1.89kRaw Sugar

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 Cameroon and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon.

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

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