Rwanda (RWA) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $82.2k to Malawi. The main products that Rwanda exported to Malawi were Chemical Analysis Instruments ($21.7k), Excavation Machinery ($20.5k), and Electric Generating Sets ($10.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $194k in 2017 to $82.2k in 2022.

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

Malawi-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $15.1M to Rwanda. The main products that Malawi exported to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($7.67M), Scrap Iron ($4.8M), and Soybean Meal ($1.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 9.69%, from $9.49M in 2017 to $15.1M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $82.2k to Malawi. The main products exported from Rwanda to Malawi were Chemical Analysis Instruments ($21.7k), Excavation Machinery ($20.5k), and Electric Generating Sets ($10.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $194k in 2017 to $82.2k in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $15.1M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Malawi to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($7.67M), Scrap Iron ($4.8M), and Soybean Meal ($1.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 9.69%, from $9.49M in 2022 to $15.1M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Malawi ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Malawi included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), United Arab Emirates ($568M), and Thailand ($83.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Rwanda included Belgium ($143M), Tanzania ($72.8M), and South Africa ($56.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Malawi

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Machines ($38.8k), Instruments ($22.7k), and Metals ($10.2k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($8.91M), Metals ($5.15M), and Precious Metals ($436k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Malawi+$2.25kGold

Top Product Potential Malawi Rwanda+$1.75kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Malawi ()

Rwanda Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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