Malawi (MWI) and United States (USA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-United States Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $47.5M to United States. The main products that Malawi exported to United States were Raw Tobacco ($19.7M), Tea ($11.5M), and Raw Sugar ($8.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.86%, from $60.9M in 2018 to $47.5M in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi did not export any services to United States.

United States-Malawi Trade: In 2023, United States exported $50.2M to Malawi. The main products that United States exported to Malawi were Other Locomotives ($11.9M), Ethylene Polymers ($3.97M), and Medical Instruments ($2.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 4.39%, from $40.5M in 2018 to $50.2M in 2023.

In 2023, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Malawi exported $47.5M to United States. The main products exported from Malawi to United States were Raw Tobacco ($19.7M), Tea ($11.5M), and Raw Sugar ($8.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.86%, from $60.9M in 2018 to $47.5M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $50.2M to Malawi. The main products exported from United States to Malawi were Other Locomotives ($11.9M), Ethylene Polymers ($3.97M), and Medical Instruments ($2.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 4.39%, from $40.5M in 2023 to $50.2M in 2018.

Exports from Malawi () to United States () (2023)

Exports from United States () to Malawi () (2023)

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Trade between Malawi () and United States ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than United States included Zimbabwe ($52.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Malawi included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States () and Malawi () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - United States

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

During 2023, Malawi had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($28M), Vegetable Products ($17.7M), and Machines ($688k).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Transportation ($13.3M), Plastics and Rubbers ($7.98M), and Machines ($7.62M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi United States+$11.9MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential United States Malawi+$6.99MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to United States () (2023)

Exports from United States () to Malawi () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and United States ()

Malawi Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from United States () and Malawi () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Malawi - United States

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Malawi () and United States () (2023)

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