Mozambique (MOZ) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mozambique-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Mozambique exported $110M to Malawi. The main products that Mozambique exported to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($57.5M), Raw Tobacco ($9.01M), and Corn ($8.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mozambique to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $49.5M in 2018 to $110M in 2023.

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

Malawi-Mozambique Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $25M to Mozambique. The main products that Malawi exported to Mozambique were Dried Legumes ($4.42M), Soybean Meal ($3.62M), and Other Oily Seeds ($2.34M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 6.48%, from $18.3M in 2018 to $25M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Mozambique ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.27), and 97 in total exports ($11.8B). 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, Mozambique exported $110M to Malawi. The main products exported from Mozambique to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($57.5M), Raw Tobacco ($9.01M), and Corn ($8.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mozambique to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $49.5M in 2018 to $110M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $25M to Mozambique. The main products exported from Malawi to Mozambique were Dried Legumes ($4.42M), Soybean Meal ($3.62M), and Other Oily Seeds ($2.34M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 6.48%, from $18.3M in 2023 to $25M in 2018.

Exports from Mozambique () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Mozambique () (2023)

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Trade between Mozambique () and Malawi ()

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Mozambique
Top DestinationIndia$2.13B

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mozambique than Malawi included India ($2.13B), China ($1.56B), and South Africa ($1.04B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Mozambique included Tanzania ($38.2M), Rwanda ($18.8M), and Belgium ($27.1M).

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

Comparative Advantage Mozambique - Malawi

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

During 2023, Mozambique had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Mineral Products ($61.5M), Vegetable Products ($13.9M), and Foodstuffs ($12M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Mozambique in the exports of Vegetable Products ($8.21M), Foodstuffs ($5.77M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($2.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mozambique Malawi+$2.96kGold

Top Product Potential Malawi Mozambique+$1.84kRaw 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 Mozambique and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Mozambique indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mozambique.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mozambique () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Mozambique () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mozambique () and Malawi ()

Mozambique Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mozambique - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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