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Malawi-China Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. The main products that Malawi exported to China were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $42.2M in 2017 to $23.2M in 2022.

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

China-Malawi Trade: In 2022, China exported $333M to Malawi. The main products that China exported to Malawi were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($43.3M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($20.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $382M in 2017 to $333M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $23.2M to China. There were not main exports from Malawi to China in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $42.2M in 2017 to $23.2M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 5 years the exports of China to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $382M in 2022 to $333M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Malawi () and China ()

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - China

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

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).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($83.5M), Transportation ($59.6M), and Metals ($46.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi China+$8.41MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential China Malawi+$14.3MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and China ()

Malawi Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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