Sierra Leone (SLE) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sierra Leone-Malawi Trade: In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $4.79k to Malawi. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Malawi were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $10.7k in 2015 to $4.79k in 2021.

In 2021, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2021, Malawi exported $521k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Malawi exported to Sierra Leone were Raw Tobacco ($521k), Other Cloth Articles ($103), and Seats ($83). Over the past 6 years the exports of Malawi to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 37.8%, from $105k in 2015 to $521k in 2021.

In 2021, Malawi did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Comparison In 2022, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B). Both countries does not have data related to Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $4.79k to Malawi. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Malawi in 2021. During the last 6 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malawi have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $10.7k in 2015 to $4.79k in 2021.

In 2017, Malawi exported $521k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Malawi to Sierra Leone were Raw Tobacco ($521k), Other Cloth Articles ($103), and Seats ($83). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 37.8%, from $105k in 2022 to $521k in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Malawi ()

Malawi Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Malawi included China ($622M), Netherlands ($43.2M), and Ireland ($21.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malawi than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($255M), Tanzania ($72.8M), and Kenya ($58.8M).

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Sierra Leone () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Malawi

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

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

During 2017, Malawi had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Foodstuffs ($521k), Vegetable Products ($104), and Textiles ($103).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Malawi+$1.01kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Malawi Sierra Leone+$1.16kRaw Sugar

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and Malawi ()

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malawi () and Sierra Leone () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sierra Leone () and Malawi () (2022)

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