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United States (USA) and Malawi (MWI) Trade

2022

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Exports $52.1MRnk 177 / 219

2022

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United States-Malawi In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Malawi. The main products that United States exported to Malawi are Other Locomotives ($10.7M), Laboratory Reagents ($10.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.31M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%, from $20.9M in 1995 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Malawi.

Malawi-United States In 2022, Malawi exported $53.6M to United States. The main products that Malawi exported to United States were Raw Tobacco ($20.5M), Tea ($14.4M), and Raw Sugar ($9.34M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malawi to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.4%, from $59.7M in 1995 to $53.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Malawi ranked 157 in total exports ($1.19B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Malawi to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing Malawi products to the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2024

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Overview In January 2024, United States exported $2.26M and imported $5.49M from Malawi, resulting in a negative trade balance of $3.24M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of United States have increased by $1.23M (119%) from $1.03M to $2.26M, while imports decreased by $-2.89M (-34.5%) from $8.39M to $5.49M.

Trade In January 2024, the top exports of United States to Malawi were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($309k), Laboratory Reagents ($293k), Computers ($128k), Telephones ($54.3k), and Used Clothing ($30k). In January 2024 the top imports of United States from Malawi were Raw Tobacco ($7.07M), Tea ($970k), Coffee ($315k), Electrical Transformers ($21.6k), and Basketwork ($4.8k).

Origins In January 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from New York ($1.16M), California ($544k), Texas ($54.4k), Illinois ($39.3k), and Tennessee ($22.7k), while imports destinations were mainly Virginia ($3.05M), North Carolina ($2.06M), California ($173k), New Jersey ($163k), and Texas ($21.2k).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Malawi was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($222k or 255%), Laboratory Reagents ($215k or 277%), and Telephones ($47.9k or 758%). In January 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports from Malawi was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Tea ($-66.1k or -6.38%) and Basketwork ($-13.4k or -73.6%).

Latest Trade

Flow

Exports

Imports

Time Scale

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Trade Value

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Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)$1.23M(119%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)$-2.89M(-34.5%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)New York$1.16M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United States over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Malawi. The main products exported from United States to Malawi were Other Locomotives ($10.7M), Laboratory Reagents ($10.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.31M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Malawi have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%, from $20.9M in 1995 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi exported $53.6M to United States. The main products exported from Malawi to United States were Raw Tobacco ($20.5M), Tea ($14.4M), and Raw Sugar ($9.34M). During the last 27 years the exports of Malawi to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.4%, from $59.7M in 1995 to $53.6M in 2022.

Exports from United States () to Malawi () (2022)

Exports from Malawi () to United States () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

Malawi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$255M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Malawi were Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Malawi than from United States.

Difference in imports from Malawi () and United States () (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Malawi

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Malawi in the exports of Chemical Products ($16.6M), Transportation ($11.7M), and Instruments ($6.22M).

During 2022, Malawi had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($29.9M), Vegetable Products ($22.5M), and Textiles ($394k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow. This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Malawi. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Malawi has comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States () and Malawi () (2022)

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