Malawi (MWI) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $1.88M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Malawi exported to Saudi Arabia were Tea ($1.87M), Dried Legumes ($18.9k), and Iron Housewares ($642). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $797k in 2017 to $1.88M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $32.1M to Malawi. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Malawi were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($13.5M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($5.51M), and Ethylene Polymers ($3.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 8.24%, from $19.9M in 2017 to $32.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $1.88M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Malawi to Saudi Arabia were Tea ($1.87M), Dried Legumes ($18.9k), and Iron Housewares ($642). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $797k in 2017 to $1.88M in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $32.1M to Malawi. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Malawi were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($13.5M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($5.51M), and Ethylene Polymers ($3.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 8.24%, from $19.9M in 2022 to $32.1M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Saudi Arabia included Zambia ($40.8M), Zimbabwe ($45M), and Uganda ($4.94M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Malawi included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Malawi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.88M) and Metals ($642).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($22.4M), Plastics and Rubbers ($6.15M), and Paper Goods ($1.65M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Saudi Arabia+$5.76kGold

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Malawi+$3.36kRefined 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 Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Saudi Arabia ()

Malawi Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Malawi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Malawi () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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