Finland (FIN) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Finland-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Finland exported $5.28M to Malawi. The main products that Finland exported to Malawi were Plastic Lids ($2.1M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.82M), and Video Displays ($850k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.7%, from $17.9M in 2017 to $5.28M in 2022.

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

Malawi-Finland Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $715k to Finland. The main products that Malawi exported to Finland were Coffee ($415k), Raw Sugar ($274k), and Brooms ($24.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.42%, from $1.05M in 2017 to $715k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 46 in total exports ($89.9B). 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, Finland exported $5.28M to Malawi. The main products exported from Finland to Malawi were Plastic Lids ($2.1M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.82M), and Video Displays ($850k). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.7%, from $17.9M in 2017 to $5.28M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $715k to Finland. The main products exported from Malawi to Finland were Coffee ($415k), Raw Sugar ($274k), and Brooms ($24.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.42%, from $1.05M in 2022 to $715k in 2017.

Exports from Finland () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Finland () (2022)

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Trade between Finland () and Malawi ()

Finland Exports

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Finland
Top DestinationGermany$9.99B

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Finland than Malawi included Germany ($9.99B), United States ($9.17B), and Sweden ($9.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Finland included Zimbabwe ($45M), Mozambique ($17.8M), and Zambia ($40.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Finland - Malawi

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

During 2022, Finland had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($3.95M), Machines ($974k), and Chemical Products ($118k).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($417k), Foodstuffs ($274k), and Miscellaneous ($24.5k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Finland Malawi+$34kElectrical Transformers

Top Product Potential Malawi Finland+$174kRaw 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Finland () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Finland () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Finland () and Malawi ()

Finland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Finland - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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