Kenya (KEN) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $58M to Malawi. The main products that Kenya exported to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($11.6M), Confectionery Sugar ($5.32M), and Soap ($5.02M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.44%, from $36.9M in 2018 to $58M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $13.4M to Kenya. The main products that Malawi exported to Kenya were Ground Nuts ($3.86M), Soybean Meal ($3.43M), and Raw Sugar ($1.58M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.63%, from $30.3M in 2018 to $13.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi did not export any services to Kenya.

Comparison In 2023, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $58M to Malawi. The main products exported from Kenya to Malawi were Packaged Medicaments ($11.6M), Confectionery Sugar ($5.32M), and Soap ($5.02M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.44%, from $36.9M in 2018 to $58M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $13.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Malawi to Kenya were Ground Nuts ($3.86M), Soybean Meal ($3.43M), and Raw Sugar ($1.58M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.63%, from $30.3M in 2023 to $13.4M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Malawi ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Malawi included Uganda ($893M), United States ($838M), and Netherlands ($706M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Kenya included Zimbabwe ($52.4M), Dominican Republic ($12.7M), and Mozambique ($25M).

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Malawi

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($20.5M), Foodstuffs ($11.8M), and Paper Goods ($6.04M).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($6.45M), Foodstuffs ($5.01M), and Metals ($1.15M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Malawi+$266kCleaning Products

Top Product Potential Malawi Kenya+$321kTea

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Malawi ()

Kenya Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Malawi () (2023)

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