Malawi (MWI) and Zimbabwe (ZWE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $45M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Malawi exported to Zimbabwe were Tobacco Processing Machines ($11.1M), Raw Tobacco ($8.74M), and Corn ($3.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 7.2%, from $31.8M in 2017 to $45M in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $13M to Malawi. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Malawi were Paper Containers ($2.42M), Corrugated Paper ($1.57M), and Pesticides ($778k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.28%, from $18M in 2017 to $13M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $45M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Malawi to Zimbabwe were Tobacco Processing Machines ($11.1M), Raw Tobacco ($8.74M), and Corn ($3.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 7.2%, from $31.8M in 2017 to $45M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $13M to Malawi. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Malawi were Paper Containers ($2.42M), Corrugated Paper ($1.57M), and Pesticides ($778k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.28%, from $18M in 2022 to $13M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Zimbabwe ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Zimbabwe included Tanzania ($72.8M), Kenya ($58.8M), and India ($43.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Malawi included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Zimbabwe

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Foodstuffs ($14.7M), Machines ($12.1M), and Vegetable Products ($10.5M).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Paper Goods ($4M), Machines ($2.07M), and Foodstuffs ($1.31M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Zimbabwe+$2.73kGold

Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Malawi+$3.13kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Zimbabwe ()

Malawi Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Zimbabwe

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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

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