Pakistan (PAK) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Pakistan-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $7.02M to Malawi. The main products that Pakistan exported to Malawi were Used Clothing ($3.38M), Ethylene Polymers ($405k), and Other Wood Articles ($356k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $14.9M in 2018 to $7.02M in 2023.

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

Malawi-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $12.7M to Pakistan. The main products that Malawi exported to Pakistan were Tea ($8.98M), Soybean Meal ($1.53M), and Soybeans ($1.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 20.6%, from $4.97M in 2018 to $12.7M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Pakistan ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.55), and 66 in total exports ($35.8B). That same year, Malawi ranked 163 in total exports ($922M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Pakistan exported $7.02M to Malawi. The main products exported from Pakistan to Malawi were Used Clothing ($3.38M), Ethylene Polymers ($405k), and Other Wood Articles ($356k). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $14.9M in 2018 to $7.02M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $12.7M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Malawi to Pakistan were Tea ($8.98M), Soybean Meal ($1.53M), and Soybeans ($1.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 20.6%, from $4.97M in 2023 to $12.7M in 2018.

Exports from Pakistan () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Pakistan () (2023)

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Trade between Pakistan () and Malawi ()

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Market Competitiveness

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$5.18B

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Malawi included United States ($5.18B), United Arab Emirates ($3.7B), and China ($3.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Pakistan included India ($67.2M), Zimbabwe ($52.4M), and Rwanda ($18.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Malawi

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

During 2023, Pakistan had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Textiles ($4.39M), Machines ($536k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($504k).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($10.2M), Foodstuffs ($2.37M), and Chemical Products ($48.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Malawi+$169kHouse Linens

Top Product Potential Malawi Pakistan+$2.67MTea

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Pakistan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Malawi ()

Pakistan Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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