France (FRA) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Malawi Trade: In 2023, France exported $15.6M to Malawi. The main products that France exported to Malawi were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($6.92M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.52M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 1.14%, from $14.8M in 2018 to $15.6M in 2023.

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

Malawi-France Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $31.2M to France. The main products that Malawi exported to France were Dried Vegetables ($29.5M), Pepper ($931k), and Raw Tobacco ($278k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to France have increased at an annualized rate of 21.3%, from $11.9M in 2018 to $31.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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

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In 2023, France exported $15.6M to Malawi. The main products exported from France to Malawi were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($6.92M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.52M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 1.14%, from $14.8M in 2018 to $15.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $31.2M to France. The main products exported from Malawi to France were Dried Vegetables ($29.5M), Pepper ($931k), and Raw Tobacco ($278k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to France have increased at an annualized rate of 21.3%, from $11.9M in 2023 to $31.2M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Malawi ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Malawi included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than France included Zimbabwe ($52.4M) and Lesotho ($2.46M).

Difference in imports from Malawi () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Malawi

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Paper Goods ($6.98M), Machines ($3.72M), and Chemical Products ($2.31M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($30.5M), Foodstuffs ($280k), and Machines ($236k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Malawi+$868kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Malawi France+$1.95MRaw 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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Malawi ()

France Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malawi () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Malawi () (2023)

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