Liberia (LBR) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $424 to Malawi. The main products that Liberia exported to Malawi were Used Clothing ($275) and Brochures ($149). Over the past 9 years the exports of Liberia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.6%, from $13k in 2013 to $424 in 2022.

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

Malawi-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $47.6k to Liberia. The main products that Malawi exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Malawi to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.59%, from $94.2k in 2013 to $47.6k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Liberia exported $424 to Malawi. The main products exported from Liberia to Malawi were Used Clothing ($275) and Brochures ($149). During the last 9 years the exports of Liberia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.6%, from $13k in 2013 to $424 in 2022.

In 2016, Malawi exported $47.6k to Liberia. There were not main exports from Malawi to Liberia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.59%, from $94.2k in 2021 to $47.6k in 2016.

Exports from Liberia () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Liberia () (2022)

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Trade between Liberia () and Malawi ()

Malawi Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Malawi included Switzerland ($544M), France ($158M), and Germany ($156M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Liberia included United Arab Emirates ($255M), Belgium ($143M), and Kenya ($58.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Malawi

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

During 2022, Liberia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Textiles ($275) and Paper Goods ($149).

During 2016, Malawi had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Malawi+$2.02kGold

Top Product Potential Malawi Liberia+$1.01kRaw 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 Liberia and Malawi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Liberia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malawi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Liberia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Liberia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Liberia () and Malawi ()

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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