Malawi (MWI) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $8.33M to Malaysia. The main products that Malawi exported to Malaysia were Cobalt ($7.08M), Dried Legumes ($625k), and Raw Tobacco ($516k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 48.5%, from $1.15M in 2017 to $8.33M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $40.9M to Malawi. The main products that Malaysia exported to Malawi were Palm Oil ($34.9M), Soybean Oil ($1.57M), and Rubber Apparel ($1.01M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $18.5M in 2017 to $40.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia 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, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $8.33M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Malawi to Malaysia were Cobalt ($7.08M), Dried Legumes ($625k), and Raw Tobacco ($516k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 48.5%, from $1.15M in 2017 to $8.33M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $40.9M to Malawi. The main products exported from Malaysia to Malawi were Palm Oil ($34.9M), Soybean Oil ($1.57M), and Rubber Apparel ($1.01M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $18.5M in 2022 to $40.9M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Malaysia ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Malaysia included Zambia ($40.8M), Zimbabwe ($45M), and Dominica ($2.76M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Malawi included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Metals ($7.08M), Vegetable Products ($721k), and Foodstuffs ($531k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($37.8M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.42M), and Chemical Products ($555k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Malaysia+$620kDried Legumes

Top Product Potential Malaysia Malawi+$322kSoap

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Malaysia ()

Malawi Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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