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