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Malawi-Canada Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $1.83M to Canada. The main products that Malawi exported to Canada were Integrated Circuits ($474k), Tea ($423k), and Raw Tobacco ($415k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.38%, from $2.83M in 2017 to $1.83M in 2022.

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

Canada-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $1.77M to Malawi. The main products that Canada exported to Malawi were Used Clothing ($279k), Computers ($186k), and Medical Instruments ($113k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.9%,  from $19.1M in 2017 to $1.77M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malawi exported $1.83M to Canada. The main products exported from Malawi to Canada were Integrated Circuits ($474k), Tea ($423k), and Raw Tobacco ($415k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.38%, from $2.83M in 2017 to $1.83M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $1.77M to Malawi. The main products exported from Canada to Malawi were Used Clothing ($279k), Computers ($186k), and Medical Instruments ($113k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.9%, from $19.1M in 2022 to $1.77M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi (Flag) and Canada (Flag)

Malawi Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malawi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$255M
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Canada included Zimbabwe ($45M), Zambia ($40.8M), and Tanzania ($72.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Malawi included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Foodstuffs ($612k), Machines ($522k), and Vegetable Products ($484k).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Textiles ($374k), Instruments ($281k), and Machines ($275k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Canada+$596kRaw Tobacco
Top Product Potential Canada Malawi+$210kPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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