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About

Kenya-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $50.7M to Malawi. The main products that Kenya exported to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($9.12M), Soap ($6.84M), and Confectionery Sugar ($5.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $30.1M in 2017 to $50.7M in 2022.

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

Malawi-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $58.8M to Kenya. The main products that Malawi exported to Kenya were Ground Nuts ($46.2M), Soybean Meal ($7.29M), and Tea ($1.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%,  from $12.2M in 2017 to $58.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5),  and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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, Kenya exported $50.7M to Malawi. The main products exported from Kenya to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($9.12M), Soap ($6.84M), and Confectionery Sugar ($5.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $30.1M in 2017 to $50.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $58.8M to Kenya. The main products exported from Malawi to Kenya were Ground Nuts ($46.2M), Soybean Meal ($7.29M), and Tea ($1.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%, from $12.2M in 2022 to $58.8M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Malawi included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Kenya included Belgium ($143M), Zimbabwe ($45M), and Serbia ($6.67M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Malawi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($18.4M), Foodstuffs ($10.6M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($5.21M).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($50.1M), Foodstuffs ($7.29M), and Wood Products ($481k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Malawi+$266kCleaning Products
Top Product Potential Malawi Kenya+$321kTea

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

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

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