Malawi (MWI) and India (IND) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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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.

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.

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

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $43.5M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $132M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Malawi () and India ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - India

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with India in the exports of Vegetable Products ($40.4M), Metals ($1.76M), and Textiles ($903k).

During 2017, India had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($70.3M), Machines ($22M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.92M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi India+$3.96MDried Legumes

Top Product Potential India Malawi+$6.73MPackaged 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and India ()

Malawi Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - India

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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