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Malawi Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Malawi monthly trade data
Malawi quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Malawi

Overall Exports and Imports for Malawi 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 966 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 3,141 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,221 products are exported to 107 countries and 3,527 products are imported from 157 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Malawi along with trade value are:

  • Malawi exported Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped , worth 426,921.34 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, , worth 70,318.46 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Shelled ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise c , worth 54,025.62 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Oil-cake and other solid residues, of soya-bean , worth 48,909.36 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Raw cane sugar, in solid form , worth 41,755.15 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Malawi along with trade value are

  • Malawi imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 582,720.94 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Urea , worth 144,923.55 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Mineral or chemical fertilizers with nitrogen, , worth 135,851.25 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported New stamps; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; c , worth 110,721.18 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Worn clothing and other worn articles , worth 99,228.33 (US$ Thousands).

Malawi top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Malawi exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Malawi exports to Belgium worth US$ 154 million, with a partner share of 15.94 percent.
  2. Malawi exports to Tanzania worth US$ 105 million, with a partner share of 10.85 percent.
  3. Malawi exports to China worth US$ 54 million, with a partner share of 5.64 percent.
  4. Malawi exports to South Africa worth US$ 52 million, with a partner share of 5.35 percent.
  5. Malawi exports to Zimbabwe worth US$ 51 million, with a partner share of 5.29 percent.

The top five countries to which Malawi imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Malawi imports from China worth US$ 546 million, with a partner share of 17.39 percent.
  2. Malawi imports from South Africa worth US$ 489 million, with a partner share of 15.56 percent.
  3. Malawi imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 389 million, with a partner share of 12.38 percent.
  4. Malawi imports from India worth US$ 220 million, with a partner share of 7.01 percent.
  5. Malawi imports from Tanzania worth US$ 211 million, with a partner share of 6.72 percent.

Malawi Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2021

Tariffs imposed by Malawi in 2021 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 25.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 9.48.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 5.95.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 1,545,572.44 and duty free tariff line items share is 46.59.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.15.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.16.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 25.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 5,002.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Malawi World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Malawi in 2023 are below

WDI

Malawi Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Malawi is 109.
  • The trade across border rank is 127.
Doing Business

Malawi Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 3.50.
CPIA

MalawiLogistics Performance Index (LPI)

  • The LPI score for Malawi in is not available.
  • The LPI rank is not available.
LPI

Malawi Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Malawi is 34.20.
SPRD