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

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Malawi-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $3.3k to Gabon. The main products that Malawi exported to Gabon were Other Furniture ($1.24k), Used Clothing ($929), and Video Displays ($516). Over the past 7 years the exports of Malawi to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $70.3k in 2015 to $3.3k in 2022.

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

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 7 years the exports of Gabon to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $33.1k in 2015 to $39.7k in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon 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, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Malawi exported $3.3k to Gabon. The main products exported from Malawi to Gabon were Other Furniture ($1.24k), Used Clothing ($929), and Video Displays ($516). During the last 7 years the exports of Malawi to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $70.3k in 2015 to $3.3k in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $39.7k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Gabon

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Miscellaneous ($1.24k), Textiles ($929), and Machines ($722).

During 2017, 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 Malawi Gabon+$962Tea

Top Product Potential Gabon Malawi+$1.31kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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