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About

Zimbabwe-Malawi In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $13M to Malawi. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Malawi are Paper Containers ($2.42M), Corrugated Paper ($1.57M), and Pesticides ($778k). During the last 27 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.89%, from $50.5M in 1995 to $13M in 2022.

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

Malawi-Zimbabwe 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). During the last 27 years the exports of Malawi to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 6.22%, from $8.82M in 1995 to $45M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Zimbabwe ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.91),  and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.89%, from $50.5M in 1995 to $13M in 2022.

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 27 years the exports of Malawi to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 6.22%, from $8.82M in 1995 to $45M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Malawi were United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Malawi than Zimbabwe were Tanzania ($72.8M), Kenya ($58.8M), and India ($43.5M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Malawi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Paper Goods ($4M), Machines ($2.07M), and Foodstuffs ($1.31M).

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).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Zimbabwe has comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Malawi has comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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

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