Tanzania (TZA) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Tanzania-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $215M to Malawi. The main products that Tanzania exported to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($156M), Cleaning Products ($12.2M), and Salt ($5.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $70.4M in 2018 to $215M in 2023.

In 2023, Tanzania did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $38.2M to Tanzania. The main products that Malawi exported to Tanzania were Soybean Meal ($9.79M), Soybeans ($5.16M), and Dried Legumes ($4.95M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.57%, from $24.5M in 2018 to $38.2M in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi did not export any services to Tanzania.

Comparison In 2023, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 99 in total exports ($11.3B). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, Tanzania exported $215M to Malawi. The main products exported from Tanzania to Malawi were Refined Petroleum ($156M), Cleaning Products ($12.2M), and Salt ($5.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $70.4M in 2018 to $215M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $38.2M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Malawi to Tanzania were Soybean Meal ($9.79M), Soybeans ($5.16M), and Dried Legumes ($4.95M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.57%, from $24.5M in 2023 to $38.2M in 2018.

Exports from Tanzania () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Tanzania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania () and Malawi ()

Tanzania Exports

Date

Malawi Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$1.74B

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Malawi included India ($1.74B), United Arab Emirates ($1.62B), and Uganda ($1.35B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Tanzania included Zimbabwe ($52.4M), Dominican Republic ($12.7M), and Ukraine ($15.7M).

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Tanzania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Malawi

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, Tanzania had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Mineral Products ($166M), Chemical Products ($17.5M), and Stone And Glass ($5.52M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($21.1M), Foodstuffs ($11M), and Wood Products ($2.72M).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Tanzania Malawi+$290kSoap

Top Product Potential Malawi Tanzania+$279kRaw Tobacco

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

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

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tanzania () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Tanzania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania () and Malawi ()

Tanzania Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Tanzania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Tanzania () and Malawi () (2023)

Keep Exploring