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Exports $82.1MRnk 130 / 211
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Top Product $35MCars
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Exports $18.7MRnk 18 / 126
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Top Product $9.1MOther Oily Seeds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 132
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GDP$4.2TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-19.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH58.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $82.1M to Malawi. The main products that Japan exported to Malawi were Cars ($35M), Delivery Trucks ($14.7M), and Electrical Transformers ($8.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.73%, from $105M in 2018 to $82.1M in 2023.

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

Malawi-Japan Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $18.7M to Japan. The main products that Malawi exported to Japan were Other Oily Seeds ($9.1M), Raw Tobacco ($5.69M), and Tea ($1.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.83%,  from $17.1M in 2018 to $18.7M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07),  and 4 in total exports ($766B). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, Japan exported ¥391M and imported ¥162M from Malawi, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥229M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Japan have increased by ¥87.3M (28.8%) from ¥303M to ¥391M, while imports decreased by ¥-537M (-76.9%) from ¥699M to ¥162M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Japan to Malawi were Cars (¥160M), Delivery Trucks (¥88.8M), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥18.9M), Buses (¥14.6M), and Bicycles, delivery tricycles, other cycles (¥2.83M). In November 2024 the top imports of Japan from Malawi were Other Oily Seeds (¥84.7M), Raw Tobacco (¥24.2M), Tea (¥19.9M), Other Nuts (¥18.2M), and Other Measuring Instruments (¥581k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥112M), Fukuoka (¥67.2M), Kanagawa (¥62.1M), Osaka (¥42.7M), and Tokyo (¥35.3M), while imports destinations were mainly Aichi (¥109M), Shizuoka (¥37.7M), Tokyo (¥14.5M), and Chiba (¥355k).

Growth In November 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year exports to Malawi was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Cars (¥66.2M or 70.6%), Delivery Trucks (¥50.7M or 133%), and Buses (¥4.69M or 47.2%). In November 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Raw Tobacco (¥-11.8M or -32.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥87.3M(28.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥-537M(-76.9%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Aichi¥112M

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, Japan exported $82.1M to Malawi. The main products exported from Japan to Malawi were Cars ($35M), Delivery Trucks ($14.7M), and Electrical Transformers ($8.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.73%, from $105M in 2018 to $82.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $18.7M to Japan. The main products exported from Malawi to Japan were Other Oily Seeds ($9.1M), Raw Tobacco ($5.69M), and Tea ($1.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $17.1M in 2023 to $18.7M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B
Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Malawi included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Japan included Rwanda ($18.8M) and Republic of the Congo ($8.83M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Malawi

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

During 2023, Japan had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Transportation ($56.1M), Machines ($15.9M), and Metals ($3.53M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13M), Foodstuffs ($5.71M), and Machines ($26.4k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Malawi+$5.08MCars
Top Product Potential Malawi Japan+$1.97MRaw 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 Japan and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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