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About

United Arab Emirates-Malawi Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $392M to Malawi. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($220M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($81.9M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $249M in 2018 to $392M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $32.6M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Malawi exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($14.9M), Raw Tobacco ($7.16M), and Raw Cotton ($2.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.76%,  from $39.5M in 2018 to $32.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15),  and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $392M to Malawi. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($220M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($81.9M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($29M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $249M in 2018 to $392M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $32.6M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Malawi to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($14.9M), Raw Tobacco ($7.16M), and Raw Cotton ($2.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.76%, from $39.5M in 2023 to $32.6M in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Malawi
Top Destination
Germany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Malawi included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Malawi than from United Arab Emirates.

Difference in imports from Malawi (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Malawi

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Malawi by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Malawi.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Mineral Products ($224M), Chemical Products ($118M), and Machines ($24M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($14.9M), Foodstuffs ($8.61M), and Vegetable Products ($5.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Malawi+$1.72MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Malawi United Arab Emirates+$4.87MRaw Tobacco

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

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2023)

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