Malawi (MWI) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Spain Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $2.5M to Spain. The main products that Malawi exported to Spain were Raw Sugar ($1.25M), Pepper ($513k), and Raw Tobacco ($264k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $6.3M in 2017 to $2.5M in 2022.

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

Spain-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $4.45M to Malawi. The main products that Spain exported to Malawi were Batteries ($1.37M), Used Clothing ($739k), and Electrical Transformers ($286k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $13M in 2017 to $4.45M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain 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, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $2.5M to Spain. The main products exported from Malawi to Spain were Raw Sugar ($1.25M), Pepper ($513k), and Raw Tobacco ($264k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $6.3M in 2017 to $2.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $4.45M to Malawi. The main products exported from Spain to Malawi were Batteries ($1.37M), Used Clothing ($739k), and Electrical Transformers ($286k). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $13M in 2022 to $4.45M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Spain ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Spain included Zimbabwe ($45M), Zambia ($40.8M), and Dominica ($2.76M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Malawi included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Spain

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.52M), Vegetable Products ($709k), and Transportation ($134k).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($2.54M), Textiles ($759k), and Transportation ($375k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Spain+$1.07MRaw Sugar

Top Product Potential Spain Malawi+$387kDelivery Trucks

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Spain ()

Malawi Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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