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$12.6BCURRENT US$
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-3.33%CURRENT US$
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$13.2BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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50.1%CURRENT US$
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$4,911CURRENT US$
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-18.4%CURRENT US$
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$645CURRENT US$
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14.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Namibia-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $1.9M to Malawi. The main products that Namibia exported to Malawi were Delivery Trucks ($767k), Cars ($275k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($145k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.14M in 2017 to $1.9M in 2022.

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

Malawi-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $277k to Namibia. The main products that Malawi exported to Namibia were Buses ($140k), Cleaning Products ($43.6k), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($23k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.54%,  from $211k in 2017 to $277k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63),  and 121 in total exports ($6.18B). 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, Namibia exported $1.9M to Malawi. The main products exported from Namibia to Malawi were Delivery Trucks ($767k), Cars ($275k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($145k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.14M in 2017 to $1.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $277k to Namibia. The main products exported from Malawi to Namibia were Buses ($140k), Cleaning Products ($43.6k), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($23k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.54%, from $211k in 2022 to $277k in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Malawi included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and China ($628M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Namibia included Tanzania ($72.8M), Kenya ($58.8M), and Egypt ($25.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Malawi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Transportation ($1.25M), Animal Products ($155k), and Mineral Products ($148k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($163k), Chemical Products ($47.6k), and Miscellaneous ($26k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Malawi+$164kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Malawi Namibia+$6.05kSeats

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

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

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