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Exports $532MRnk 148 / 208
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Top Product $66.4MUsed Clothing
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Exports $30.3MRnk 11 / 126
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Top Product $21.5MRaw Tobacco
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.16Rnk 21 / 132
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GDP$17.8TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH85.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH58.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,614CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH79.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21.2%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Malawi Trade: In 2023, China exported $532M to Malawi. The main products that China exported to Malawi were Used Clothing ($66.4M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($40.1M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.16%, from $414M in 2018 to $532M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-China Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $30.3M to China. The main products that Malawi exported to China were Raw Tobacco ($21.5M), Tea ($3.84M), and Raw Aluminium ($1.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.45%,  from $29.6M in 2018 to $30.3M in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16),  and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, China exported $36.2M and imported $680k from Malawi, resulting in a positive trade balance of $35.5M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have increased by $19.2M (113%) from $17M to $36.2M, while imports increased by $138k (25.5%) from $541k to $680k.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Malawi were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($1.83M), Rubber Tires ($849k), Semiconductor Devices ($722k), Electrical Control Boards ($664k), and Telephones ($489k). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Malawi were Raw Cotton ($1.1M), Raw Lead ($329k), Raw Aluminium ($295k), Tea ($287k), and Mica ($166k).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Hubei Province ($10.2M), Shanghai Province ($6.84M), Shandong Province ($3.68M), Guangdong Province ($3.63M), and Zhejiang Province ($2.67M), while imports destinations were mainly Shandong Province ($344k), Anhui Province ($242k), Guizhou Province ($45.5k), Guangdong Province ($26.6k), and Shanghai Province ($18.6k).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Malawi was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($866k or 89.7%), Semiconductor Devices ($707k or 4.88k%), and Electrical Control Boards ($656k or 8.63k%). In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Malawi was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Mica ($127k or 327%), Tea ($117k or 68.6%), and Precious Stones ($42.9k or 11.3k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$19.2M(113%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$138k(25.5%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Hubei Province$10.2M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $532M to Malawi. The main products exported from China to Malawi were Used Clothing ($66.4M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($40.1M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.16%, from $414M in 2018 to $532M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $30.3M to China. The main products exported from Malawi to China were Raw Tobacco ($21.5M), Tea ($3.84M), and Raw Aluminium ($1.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.45%, from $29.6M in 2023 to $30.3M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B
Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Malawi included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Malawi than from China.

Difference in imports from Malawi (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Malawi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($146M), Textiles ($102M), and Chemical Products ($89M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($21.5M), Vegetable Products ($3.84M), and Metals ($3.49M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Malawi+$14.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential Malawi China+$8.41MRaw 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 China and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2023)

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