2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$13.2BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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50.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$645CURRENT US$
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14.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $86.9k to Malawi. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Malawi were Other Furniture ($38.4k), Other Plastic Products ($8.06k), and Other Glass Articles ($8.06k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.27%, from $67.2k in 2017 to $86.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $4.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Malawi exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Medical Instruments ($2.08M), Medical Furniture ($907k), and Dried Legumes ($502k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.65%,  from $3.41M in 2017 to $4.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Comparison In 2022,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81),  and 71 in total exports ($28.5B). 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $86.9k to Malawi. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Malawi were Other Furniture ($38.4k), Other Plastic Products ($8.06k), and Other Glass Articles ($8.06k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.27%, from $67.2k in 2017 to $86.9k in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $4.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Malawi to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Medical Instruments ($2.08M), Medical Furniture ($907k), and Dried Legumes ($502k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.65%, from $3.41M in 2022 to $4.7M in 2017.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Malawi (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malawi (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Malawi (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Malawi included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Zimbabwe ($45M), Kenya ($58.8M), and Poland ($31.2M).

Difference in imports from Malawi (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Malawi

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi by product, considering products traded by both, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi.

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Miscellaneous ($40k), Plastics and Rubbers ($15.1k), and Stone And Glass ($14.1k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Instruments ($2.57M), Miscellaneous ($918k), and Vegetable Products ($503k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Malawi+$1.69kRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Malawi Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.94kRaw Sugar

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

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Malawi (Flag) (2022)

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