Malawi

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MW · MWI · BACI 454 · latest data 2024

Exports

$912M USD, nominal · 2024

= $912 M12.8% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$3.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,269 M8.6% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$2.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$2,357 M

Total trade

$4.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,181 M3.1% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #158 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #152 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Malawi's exports grew from $474M in 1995 to $912M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$2.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Malawi per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$474 M	$628 M	−$154 M	$1,103 M
1996	$567 M	$400 M	$167 M	$966 M
1997	$704 M	$431 M	$273 M	$1,135 M
1998	$612 M	$429 M	$182 M	$1,041 M
1999	$606 M	$772 M	−$166 M	$1,378 M
2000	$567 M	$633 M	−$67 M	$1,200 M
2001	$621 M	$628 M	−$6 M	$1,249 M
2002	$637 M	$812 M	−$176 M	$1,449 M
2003	$690 M	$876 M	−$186 M	$1,566 M
2004	$661 M	$1,085 M	−$424 M	$1,746 M
2005	$819 M	$1,276 M	−$457 M	$2,095 M
2006	$804 M	$1,387 M	−$583 M	$2,191 M
2007	$1,125 M	$1,512 M	−$387 M	$2,637 M
2008	$1,044 M	$2,220 M	−$1,176 M	$3,264 M
2009	$1,325 M	$2,240 M	−$915 M	$3,566 M
2010	$1,452 M	$2,265 M	−$813 M	$3,717 M
2011	$1,669 M	$2,604 M	−$936 M	$4,273 M
2012	$1,517 M	$2,582 M	−$1,065 M	$4,100 M
2013	$1,360 M	$3,139 M	−$1,779 M	$4,499 M
2014	$1,460 M	$2,864 M	−$1,404 M	$4,324 M
2015	$1,237 M	$2,368 M	−$1,131 M	$3,605 M
2016	$1,215 M	$2,393 M	−$1,179 M	$3,608 M
2017	$928 M	$2,635 M	−$1,707 M	$3,562 M
2018	$992 M	$2,719 M	−$1,727 M	$3,711 M
2019	$1,046 M	$3,011 M	−$1,964 M	$4,057 M
2020	$918 M	$2,779 M	−$1,860 M	$3,697 M
2021	$1,238 M	$3,181 M	−$1,943 M	$4,419 M
2022	$1,112 M	$2,106 M	−$995 M	$3,218 M
2023	$922 M	$3,195 M	−$2,272 M	$4,117 M
2024	$912 M	$3,269 M	−$2,357 M	$4,181 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #128 → #158.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Malawi per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.01%	0.01%	#128	#137
1996	0.01%	0.01%	#127	#155
1997	0.01%	0.01%	#123	#154
1998	0.01%	0.01%	#128	#155
1999	0.01%	0.01%	#134	#145
2000	0.01%	0.01%	#143	#155
2001	0.01%	0.01%	#138	#154
2002	0.01%	0.01%	#138	#149
2003	0.01%	0.01%	#144	#158
2004	0.01%	0.01%	#152	#157
2005	0.01%	0.01%	#144	#157
2006	0.01%	0.01%	#151	#161
2007	0.01%	0.01%	#146	#165
2008	0.01%	0.01%	#153	#159
2009	0.01%	0.02%	#143	#154
2010	0.01%	0.02%	#145	#159
2011	0.01%	0.01%	#145	#164
2012	0.01%	0.01%	#149	#157
2013	0.01%	0.02%	#152	#151
2014	0.01%	0.02%	#149	#155
2015	0.01%	0.01%	#151	#159
2016	0.01%	0.02%	#150	#158
2017	0.01%	0.01%	#162	#158
2018	0.01%	0.01%	#158	#156
2019	0.01%	0.02%	#159	#157
2020	0.01%	0.02%	#160	#155
2021	0.01%	0.01%	#157	#155
2022	0.00%	0.01%	#161	#162
2023	0.00%	0.01%	#162	#154
2024	0.00%	0.01%	#158	#152

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Trading partners

South Africa was Malawi's top trading partner in 2024, at 13.0% of total trade; the top five partners covered 50.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 13.0%
Top-5 share: 50.4%
Partners: 164
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.062

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India $87M

Germany $86M

South Africa $60M

Zimbabwe $49M

United States $43M

United Arab Emirates $25M

Tanzania $24M

Zambia $21M

China $20M

United Kingdom $20M

Mozambique $18M

Japan $10M

Malaysia $2M

Switzerland $2M

Kuwait $0M

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Top partners of Malawi in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	South Africa	$60 M	$485 M	$545 M	−$426 M
#2	China	$20 M	$522 M	$542 M	−$502 M
#3	India	$87 M	$273 M	$361 M	−$186 M
#4	Tanzania	$24 M	$332 M	$356 M	−$308 M
#5	United Arab Emirates	$25 M	$279 M	$304 M	−$253 M
#6	Zambia	$21 M	$122 M	$143 M	−$101 M
#7	Germany	$86 M	$34 M	$120 M	$52 M
#8	Mozambique	$18 M	$87 M	$105 M	−$68 M
#9	United States	$43 M	$61 M	$105 M	−$18 M
#10	Japan	$10 M	$94 M	$104 M	−$83 M
#11	United Kingdom	$20 M	$81 M	$101 M	−$61 M
#12	Switzerland	$2 M	$82 M	$84 M	−$81 M
#13	Kuwait	$0 M	$83 M	$83 M	−$83 M
#14	Zimbabwe	$49 M	$29 M	$78 M	$20 M
#15	Malaysia	$2 M	$75 M	$78 M	−$73 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Malawi's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Malawi's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.081 → 0.042, a diversified export base across 126 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Malawi per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.081	0.143	100	86
1996	0.069	0.326	107	55
1997	0.073	0.302	115	55
1998	0.067	0.274	116	49
1999	0.074	0.163	114	104
2000	0.063	0.188	125	129
2001	0.073	0.213	138	130
2002	0.075	0.164	128	116
2003	0.060	0.162	137	132
2004	0.060	0.120	132	127
2005	0.070	0.124	135	123
2006	0.057	0.131	134	133
2007	0.061	0.103	140	121
2008	0.049	0.101	140	119
2009	0.039	0.127	143	125
2010	0.051	0.106	149	150
2011	0.051	0.091	149	150
2012	0.053	0.085	147	145
2013	0.064	0.079	141	149
2014	0.039	0.082	145	139
2015	0.052	0.083	138	137
2016	0.047	0.080	136	150
2017	0.045	0.084	141	154
2018	0.050	0.085	135	151
2019	0.052	0.087	143	151
2020	0.043	0.091	135	136
2021	0.051	0.087	139	157
2022	0.080	0.077	141	147
2023	0.041	0.086	126	155
2024	0.042	0.080	126	156

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