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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 2022

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 900 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 1,586 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,345 products are exported to 113 countries and 3,310 products are imported from 144 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2022

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 362,628.38 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Shelled ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise c , worth 80,511.80 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, , worth 76,052.03 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped , worth 43,022.25 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi exported Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, nes , worth 38,582.70 (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 267,111.05 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Urea , worth 102,288.25 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Mineral or chemical fertilizers with nitrogen, , worth 46,582.27 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Worn clothing and other worn articles , worth 35,227.08 (US$ Thousands).
  • Malawi imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth 34,035.69 (US$ Thousands).

Malawi top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

The top five countries to which Malawi exported 2022 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Malawi exports to Belgium worth US$ 144 million, with a partner share of 15.98 percent.
  2. Malawi exports to Tanzania worth US$ 85 million, with a partner share of 9.42 percent.
  3. Malawi exports to Kenya worth US$ 62 million, with a partner share of 6.89 percent.
  4. Malawi exports to South Africa worth US$ 58 million, with a partner share of 6.45 percent.
  5. Malawi exports to Zimbabwe worth US$ 48 million, with a partner share of 5.33 percent.

The top five countries to which Malawi imported goods 2022 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Malawi imports from China worth US$ 261 million, with a partner share of 16.48 percent.
  2. Malawi imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 222 million, with a partner share of 14.01 percent.
  3. Malawi imports from South Africa worth US$ 222 million, with a partner share of 14.00 percent.
  4. Malawi imports from Kuwait worth US$ 118 million, with a partner share of 7.41 percent.
  5. Malawi imports from India worth US$ 87 million, with a partner share of 5.51 percent.

Malawi Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2022

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2022 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) 2022

Key Development Indicators of Malawi in 2022 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