Malawi (MWI) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Japan Trade: In 2022, Malawi exported $7.09M to Japan. The main products that Malawi exported to Japan were Other Oily Seeds ($2.26M), Raw Tobacco ($2.03M), and Tea ($1.51M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.71%, from $11.2M in 2017 to $7.09M in 2022.

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

Japan-Malawi Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $46.7M to Malawi. The main products that Japan exported to Malawi were Cars ($20.4M), Delivery Trucks ($9.74M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.98M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.92%, from $49.8M in 2017 to $46.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

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In 2022, Malawi exported $7.09M to Japan. The main products exported from Malawi to Japan were Other Oily Seeds ($2.26M), Raw Tobacco ($2.03M), and Tea ($1.51M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.71%, from $11.2M in 2017 to $7.09M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $46.7M to Malawi. The main products exported from Japan to Malawi were Cars ($20.4M), Delivery Trucks ($9.74M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.98M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.92%, from $49.8M in 2022 to $46.7M in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Japan ()

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Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Japan included Eritrea ($578k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Malawi included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Japan

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

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.01M), Foodstuffs ($2.04M), and Transportation ($27.5k).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Transportation ($33.2M), Chemical Products ($9.69M), and Machines ($1.41M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Japan+$1.97MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential Japan Malawi+$5.08MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Japan ()

Malawi Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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