Malawi (MWI) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $266k to Namibia. The main products that Malawi exported to Namibia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($169k), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($42k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($24k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $136k in 2018 to $266k in 2023.

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

Namibia-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $2.46M to Malawi. The main products that Namibia exported to Malawi were Tractors ($349k), Excavation Machinery ($196k), and Other Iron Products ($181k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.27%, from $3.24M in 2018 to $2.46M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Malawi exported $266k to Namibia. The main products exported from Malawi to Namibia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($169k), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($42k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($24k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $136k in 2018 to $266k in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $2.46M to Malawi. The main products exported from Namibia to Malawi were Tractors ($349k), Excavation Machinery ($196k), and Other Iron Products ($181k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.27%, from $3.24M in 2023 to $2.46M in 2018.

Exports from Malawi () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Malawi () (2023)

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Trade between Malawi () and Namibia ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Namibia included Poland ($45.7M), Tanzania ($38.2M), and Turkey ($26.9M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Malawi included South Africa ($1.71B), China ($752M), and Botswana ($504M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Namibia

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

During 2023, Malawi had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($169k), Machines ($74.6k), and Wood Products ($10.2k).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Transportation ($823k), Machines ($558k), and Metals ($411k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Namibia+$6.05kSeats

Top Product Potential Namibia Malawi+$164kRefined Petroleum

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 Malawi and Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Malawi () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Namibia ()

Malawi Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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