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2022
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Exports $52.1MRnk 177 / 219
2022
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Top Product $10.7MOther Locomotives
2022
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Exports $53.6MRnk 6 / 139
2022
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Top Product $20.5MRaw Tobacco
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$13.2BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH50.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$645CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH14.6%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Malawi Trade: In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Malawi. The main products that United States exported to Malawi were Other Locomotives ($10.7M), Laboratory Reagents ($10.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.31M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $56.4M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-United States Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $53.6M to United States. The main products that Malawi exported to United States were Raw Tobacco ($20.5M), Tea ($14.4M), and Raw Sugar ($9.34M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.081%,  from $52.7M in 2017 to $53.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47),  and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Malawi to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Malawi from the United States.

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, United States exported $2.73M and imported $4.06M from Malawi, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.33M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-1.42M (-34.2%) from $4.15M to $2.73M, while imports decreased by $-3.4M (-45.6%) from $7.45M to $4.06M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of United States to Malawi were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($309k), Laboratory Reagents ($293k), Computers ($128k), Telephones ($54.3k), and Used Clothing ($30k). In September 2024 the top imports of United States from Malawi were Raw Tobacco ($7.07M), Tea ($970k), Coffee ($315k), Electrical Transformers ($21.6k), and Basketwork ($4.8k).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from California ($1.16M), Georgia ($241k), Florida ($164k), Pennsylvania ($152k), and North Carolina ($98.8k), while imports destinations were mainly Virginia ($2.15M), California ($472k), Georgia ($363k), South Carolina ($258k), and North Carolina ($226k).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Used Clothing ($-27.9k or -48.2%). In September 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Tea ($-66.1k or -6.38%) and Basketwork ($-13.4k or -73.6%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-1.42M(-34.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-3.4M(-45.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)California$1.16M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Malawi. The main products exported from United States to Malawi were Other Locomotives ($10.7M), Laboratory Reagents ($10.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.31M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $56.4M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $53.6M to United States. The main products exported from Malawi to United States were Raw Tobacco ($20.5M), Tea ($14.4M), and Raw Sugar ($9.34M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.081%, from $52.7M in 2022 to $53.6M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Malawi included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Malawi than from United States.

Difference in imports from Malawi (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Malawi

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($16.6M), Transportation ($11.7M), and Instruments ($6.22M).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($29.9M), Vegetable Products ($22.5M), and Textiles ($394k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Malawi+$6.99MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Malawi United States+$11.9MRaw 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.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2022)

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