Malawi Major Trade Partners
Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Malawi in terms of export sales (selling), including Belgium, United Kingdom, and South Africa. The second lists top trade partners of Malawi regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Malawi.
Malawi Major Exports
Market Value: 777 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Belgium | 114,665 | 14.75 | 741.13 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 73,324 | 9.44 | 53.62 |
| 3 | South Africa | 66,550 | 8.56 | (5.95) |
| 4 | Netherlands | 50,584 | 6.51 | 137.58 |
| 5 | United States | 48,216 | 6.20 | (11.98) |
| 6 | Switzerland | 35,557 | 4.58 | 88.68 |
| 7 | Germany | 34,336 | 4.42 | (5.92) |
| 8 | Portugal | 34,018 | 4.38 | 937.28 |
| 9 | Poland | 30,377 | 3.91 | 638.49 |
| 10 | South Korea | 28,205 | 3.63 | 2,686.82 |
| 11 | Egypt | 25,129 | 3.23 | 21.57 |
| 12 | Russia | 24,791 | 3.19 | 352.03 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 21,960 | 2.83 | 353.13 |
| 14 | China | 21,162 | 2.72 | 12,887.12 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 17,944 | 2.31 | 95.32 |
| 16 | Turkey | 17,336 | 2.23 | 377.18 |
| 17 | Mozambique | 13,695 | 1.76 | (51.00) |
| 18 | Ukraine | 11,361 | 1.46 | 962.43 |
| 19 | Greece | 9,662 | 1.24 | 20.65 |
| 20 | Philippines | 8,375 | 1.08 | 270.29 |
| 21 | France | 7,741 | 1.00 | 112.12 |
| 22 | Canada | 7,455 | 0.96 | 579.98 |
| 23 | DR Congo | 6,779 | 0.87 | 6,220.75 |
| 24 | Lithuania | 6,553 | 0.84 | 16,453.77 |
| 25 | Zambia | 5,821 | 0.75 | (43.01) |
| 26 | Romania | 5,480 | 0.71 | 11,994.82 |
| 27 | Kenya | 5,319 | 0.68 | (81.47) |
| 28 | Mexico | 5,171 | 0.67 | 141.77 |
| 29 | Spain | 4,343 | 0.56 | (72.80) |
| 30 | Ireland | 4,219 | 0.54 | 1,137.74 |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 3,240 | 0.42 | 163.46 |
| 32 | Swaziland | 2,724 | 0.35 | 704.15 |
| 33 | Malaysia | 2,632 | 0.34 | 313.42 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 2,532 | 0.33 | 62.08 |
| 35 | Morocco | 2,368 | 0.30 | 66.26 |
| 36 | Brazil | 2,304 | 0.30 | 18.86 |
Malawi Major Imports
Market Value: 1,625 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Mozambique | 432,898 | 26.64 | 3,044.13 |
| 2 | South Africa | 389,694 | 23.98 | 129.05 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 114,057 | 7.02 | 10,588.62 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 111,253 | 6.85 | 1,368.71 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 84,151 | 5.18 | 695.89 |
| 6 | India | 64,437 | 3.97 | 103.41 |
| 7 | Zambia | 56,481 | 3.48 | 354.70 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 48,029 | 2.96 | 49.59 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 42,087 | 2.59 | 1,182.25 |
| 10 | Kenya | 34,823 | 2.14 | 223.98 |
| 11 | Denmark | 30,877 | 1.90 | 313.63 |
| 12 | China | 29,597 | 1.82 | 24.71 |
| 13 | United States | 28,754 | 1.77 | 91.49 |
| 14 | Japan | 26,401 | 1.62 | 32.88 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 23,359 | 1.44 | (16.43) |
| 16 | France | 12,194 | 0.75 | 39.38 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 11,695 | 0.72 | 183.61 |
| 18 | South Korea | 10,388 | 0.64 | 88.66 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 8,942 | 0.55 | 221.63 |
| 20 | Germany | 7,030 | 0.43 | (30.57) |
| 21 | Egypt | 7,026 | 0.43 | 417.86 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 6,379 | 0.39 | 40,217.80 |
| 23 | Sweden | 6,295 | 0.39 | 425.74 |
| 24 | Swaziland | 4,843 | 0.30 | 332.92 |
| 25 | Canada | 4,586 | 0.28 | 341.70 |
| 26 | Italy | 3,845 | 0.24 | (2.23) |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 3,543 | 0.22 | 6.11 |
| 28 | Qatar | 3,114 | 0.19 | 881.25 |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 2,854 | 0.18 | 10.01 |
| 30 | Belgium | 2,697 | 0.17 | (28.27) |
| 31 | Russia | 2,643 | 0.16 | NA |
| 32 | Botswana | 2,189 | 0.13 | (23.95) |
| 33 | Ireland | 1,753 | 0.11 | 23.48 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 1,595 | 0.10 | 180.60 |
| 35 | Thailand | 1,235 | 0.08 | (56.61) |
| 36 | Vietnam | 1,163 | 0.07 | 728.14 |
