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Trade

Exports that depend on one product: tobacco

Malawi: in 2024, tobacco made up 57.7 % of goods exports, the five main chapters 84.8 %. The first clients were Belgium and India; 31.1 % of exports went to other African countries.

Exports of goods · 2024
1.0 bn$
+16.3 % since 2022
Imports of goods · 2024
3.2 bn$
trade deficit of 2.2 bn$
First export
57.7 %
Tobacco · highly concentrated
Exports to Africa
31.1 %
African median: 10.7 %

Main exports

Share of exports of goods, by HS chapter · 2024

Main clients

Share of exports of goods · 2024

Main suppliers: South Africa 16.7 %, China 16.4 %, Tanzania 9.4 %, United Arab Emirates 8.6 %, India 7.4 %

Source: CEPII, BACI (version 202601, HS22 nomenclature), Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0 · goods only, re-exports included · chapters, shares and concentration: Syli Atlas calculation