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2022
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Exports $132MRnk 134 / 217
2022
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Top Product $48.5MPackaged Medicaments
2022
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Exports $43.5MRnk 8 / 139
2022
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Top Product $39.2MDried Legumes
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.64Rnk 40 / 133
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GDP$3.39TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH85.2%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$13.2BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH50.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,389CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH66.6%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$645CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH14.6%CURRENT US$
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India-Malawi Trade: In 2022, India exported $132M to Malawi. The main products that India exported to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($48.5M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.71M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($3.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $279M in 2017 to $132M in 2022.

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

Malawi-India Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $43.5M to India. The main products that Malawi exported to India were Dried Legumes ($39.2M), Scrap Iron ($1.62M), and Raw Cotton ($894k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to India have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%,  from $16.5M in 2017 to $43.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64),  and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, India exported $8.15M and imported $3.26M from Malawi, resulting in a positive trade balance of $4.89M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of India have decreased by $-1.24M (-13.2%) from $9.39M to $8.15M, while imports decreased by $-534k (-14.1%) from $3.79M to $3.26M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of India to Malawi were Drug Formulations, Biologicals ($3.84M), Indl. Machnry For Dairy Etc ($880k), Bicycle And Parts ($616k), Products Of Iron And Steel ($459k), and Paper, Paper Board And Product ($306k). In August 2024 the top imports of India from Malawi were Pulses ($2.6M), Tea ($88.9k), and Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($1.01k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in India's year-by-year exports to Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Surgicals ($-792k or -96.3%), Other Commodities ($-481k or -97.8%), and Agro Chemicals ($-407k or -78%). In August 2024, the decrease in India's year-by-year imports  from Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Pulses ($-99.5k or -3.69%) and Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($-5.42k or -84.3%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-1.24M(-13.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-534k(-14.1%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for India. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of India over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, India exported $132M to Malawi. The main products exported from India to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($48.5M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.71M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($3.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $279M in 2017 to $132M in 2022.

In 2017, Malawi exported $43.5M to India. The main products exported from Malawi to India were Dried Legumes ($39.2M), Scrap Iron ($1.62M), and Raw Cotton ($894k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to India have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%, from $16.5M in 2022 to $43.5M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B
Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Malawi included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Malawi than from India.

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

Comparative Advantage India - Malawi

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Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($70.3M), Machines ($22M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.92M).

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with India in the exports of Vegetable Products ($40.4M), Metals ($1.76M), and Textiles ($903k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential India Malawi+$6.73MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Malawi India+$3.96MDried 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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