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Malawi-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $521k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Malawi exported to Sierra Leone were Raw Tobacco ($521k), Other Cloth Articles ($103), and Seats ($83). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 37.8%, from $105k in 2017 to $521k in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $4.79k to Malawi. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Malawi were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 31%,  from $64.3k in 2017 to $4.79k in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Malawi.

Comparison In 2022,  Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B). Both countries does not have data related to Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malawi exported $521k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Malawi to Sierra Leone were Raw Tobacco ($521k), Other Cloth Articles ($103), and Seats ($83). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 37.8%, from $105k in 2017 to $521k in 2022.

In 2016, Sierra Leone exported $4.79k to Malawi. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Malawi in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 31%, from $64.3k in 2021 to $4.79k in 2016.

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag)

Malawi Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($255M), Tanzania ($72.8M), and Kenya ($58.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Malawi included China ($622M), Netherlands ($43.2M), and Ireland ($21.1M).

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Foodstuffs ($521k), Vegetable Products ($104), and Textiles ($103).

During 2016, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Sierra Leone+$1.16kRaw Sugar
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Malawi+$1.01kPackaged Medicaments

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

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

Product Space of Malawi (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

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