Gabon (GAB) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $39.7k to Malawi. The main products that Gabon exported to Malawi were Other Hand Tools ($25.3k), Other Iron Products ($12.6k), and Other toys ($1.79k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $33.1k in 2017 to $39.7k in 2022.

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

Malawi-Gabon In N/A, Malawi did not export any products to Gabon.

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

Comparison In 2022, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B). 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, Gabon exported $39.7k to Malawi. The main products exported from Gabon to Malawi were Other Hand Tools ($25.3k), Other Iron Products ($12.6k), and Other toys ($1.79k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $33.1k in 2017 to $39.7k in 2022.

Malawi does not register exports to Gabon. The main products exported from Malawi to Gabon were Other Furniture ($1.24k), Used Clothing ($929), and Video Displays ($516).

Exports from Gabon () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Gabon () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Malawi included China ($3.4B), South Korea ($617M), and Italy ($576M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Gabon included United Arab Emirates ($255M), Belgium ($143M), and Tanzania ($72.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Malawi

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Metals ($37.9k) and Miscellaneous ($1.79k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon Malawi+$1.31kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Malawi Gabon+$962Tea

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Gabon () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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