Uganda (UGA) and Malawi (MWI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Malawi Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $3.33M to Malawi. The main products that Uganda exported to Malawi were Concentrated Milk ($937k), Packaged Medicaments ($528k), and Malt Extract ($481k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.54%, from $2.11M in 2018 to $3.33M in 2023.

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

Malawi-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Malawi exported $4.52M to Uganda. The main products that Malawi exported to Uganda were Iron Stovetops ($1.87M), Scrap Iron ($1.03M), and Raw Tobacco ($892k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malawi to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 41.7%, from $792k in 2018 to $4.52M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B). 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, Uganda exported $3.33M to Malawi. The main products exported from Uganda to Malawi were Concentrated Milk ($937k), Packaged Medicaments ($528k), and Malt Extract ($481k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 9.54%, from $2.11M in 2018 to $3.33M in 2023.

In 2018, Malawi exported $4.52M to Uganda. The main products exported from Malawi to Uganda were Iron Stovetops ($1.87M), Scrap Iron ($1.03M), and Raw Tobacco ($892k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malawi to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 41.7%, from $792k in 2023 to $4.52M in 2018.

Exports from Uganda () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Uganda () (2023)

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Trade between Uganda () and Malawi ()

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Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B

Malawi
Top DestinationGermany$99.1M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Malawi included India ($1.5B), United Arab Emirates ($1.13B), and Hong Kong ($727M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malawi than Uganda included Zimbabwe ($52.4M), South Africa ($48.2M), and Poland ($45.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Malawi

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Animal Products ($937k), Chemical Products ($652k), and Foodstuffs ($642k).

During 2018, Malawi had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Metals ($2.96M), Foodstuffs ($1.01M), and Machines ($326k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Malawi+$2.89kGold

Top Product Potential Malawi Uganda+$1.78kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Malawi () (2023)

Exports from Malawi () to Uganda () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Malawi ()

Uganda Exports

Malawi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Malawi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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