Ethiopia (ETH) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $797k to Malawi. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Malawi were Rubber Pipes ($145k), Hydrogen ($136k), and Laboratory Reagents ($132k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $1.8M in 2017 to $797k in 2022.

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

Malawi-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $6.85k to Ethiopia. The main products that Malawi exported to Ethiopia were Iron Housewares ($1.45k), Brochures ($929), and Dried Legumes ($574). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.2%, from $70k in 2017 to $6.85k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $797k to Malawi. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Malawi were Rubber Pipes ($145k), Hydrogen ($136k), and Laboratory Reagents ($132k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $1.8M in 2017 to $797k in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $6.85k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Malawi to Ethiopia were Iron Housewares ($1.45k), Brochures ($929), and Dried Legumes ($574). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.2%, from $70k in 2022 to $6.85k in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Malawi ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Malawi included United States ($557M), United Arab Emirates ($723M), and Saudi Arabia ($268M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Ethiopia included Tanzania ($72.8M), Belgium ($143M), and Zimbabwe ($45M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Malawi

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($302k), Machines ($206k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($146k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Metals ($2.06k), Vegetable Products ($1.51k), and Paper Goods ($929).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Malawi+$56kTelephones

Top Product Potential Malawi Ethiopia+$9.87kDried Legumes

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Malawi ()

Ethiopia Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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