Malawi (MWI) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Italy Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $5.32M to Italy. The main products that Malawi exported to Italy were Raw Tobacco ($3.12M), Other Hides and Skins ($1.54M), and Raw Sugar ($324k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $7.88M in 2018 to $5.32M in 2023.

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

Italy-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $10.5M to Malawi. The main products that Italy exported to Malawi were Paper Containers ($4.47M), Refrigerators ($584k), and Tobacco Processing Machines ($454k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $21.6M in 2018 to $10.5M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

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In 2023, Malawi exported $5.32M to Italy. The main products exported from Malawi to Italy were Raw Tobacco ($3.12M), Other Hides and Skins ($1.54M), and Raw Sugar ($324k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $7.88M in 2018 to $5.32M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $10.5M to Malawi. The main products exported from Italy to Malawi were Paper Containers ($4.47M), Refrigerators ($584k), and Tobacco Processing Machines ($454k). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $21.6M in 2023 to $10.5M in 2018.

Exports from Malawi () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Malawi () (2023)

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Trade between Malawi () and Italy ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$71.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Italy included Zimbabwe ($52.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Malawi included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Italy

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

During 2023, Malawi had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Foodstuffs ($3.45M), Animal Hides ($1.54M), and Vegetable Products ($286k).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Paper Goods ($4.56M), Machines ($3.94M), and Chemical Products ($411k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Italy+$2.91MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential Italy Malawi+$484kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Malawi () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Italy ()

Malawi Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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