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About

China-Malawi In 2022, China exported $333M to Malawi. The main products that China exported to Malawi are Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($43.3M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($20.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.3M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $15.7M in 1995 to $333M in 2022.

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

Malawi-China In 2022, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. The main products that Malawi exported to China were Raw Tobacco ($15.9M), Tea ($2.26M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.53M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malawi to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.47M in 1995 to $23.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  China ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01),  and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). 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, China exported $333M to Malawi. The main products exported from China to Malawi were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($43.3M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($20.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.3M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $15.7M in 1995 to $333M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. The main products exported from Malawi to China were Raw Tobacco ($15.9M), Tea ($2.26M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.53M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malawi to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.47M in 1995 to $23.2M in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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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.

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

Comparative Advantage China - Malawi

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($83.5M), Transportation ($59.6M), and Metals ($46.9M).

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($15.9M), Metals ($2.53M), and Vegetable Products ($2.26M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Malawi has comparative advantage over China.

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

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