Malawi (MWI) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Malawi-Liberia Trade: In 2021, Malawi exported $47.6k to Liberia. The main products that Malawi exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Malawi to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 111%, from $538 in 2015 to $47.6k in 2021.

In 2021, Malawi did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-Malawi Trade: In 2021, Liberia exported $424 to Malawi. The main products that Liberia exported to Malawi were Used Clothing ($275) and Brochures ($149). Over the past 6 years the exports of Liberia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $794 in 2015 to $424 in 2021.

In 2021, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Malawi exported $47.6k to Liberia. There were not main exports from Malawi to Liberia in 2021. During the last 6 years the exports of Malawi to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 111%, from $538 in 2015 to $47.6k in 2021.

In 2017, Liberia exported $424 to Malawi. The main products exported from Liberia to Malawi were Used Clothing ($275) and Brochures ($149). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $794 in 2022 to $424 in 2017.

Exports from Malawi () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Malawi () (2022)

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Trade between Malawi () and Liberia ()

Malawi Exports

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Sep 2016

Aug 2016

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Year

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Liberia included United Arab Emirates ($255M), Belgium ($143M), and Kenya ($58.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Malawi included Switzerland ($544M), France ($158M), and Germany ($156M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Liberia

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

During 2021, Malawi had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Textiles ($275) and Paper Goods ($149).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Malawi Liberia+$1.01kRaw Sugar

Top Product Potential Liberia Malawi+$2.02kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Malawi () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Malawi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Malawi () and Liberia ()

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Malawi - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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