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Trade Indicators
Indicated figures are in US dollars.
In Milion USD
2013
2014
2015
2016
Gross Domestic Product
3,275
5,384
4,768
6,611
Export of Goods (fob)
1,261
1,512
1,469
1,466
Import of Goods (fob)
2,675
2,753
2,512
2,416
Merchandise Trade Balance
- 1,415
- 1,241
- 1,042
- 951
Export of Services
110
110
116
94
Import of Services
242
269
298
250
Service Trade Balance
- 132
- 160
- 181
- 156
Overall Trade Balance
- 1,547
- 1,400
- 1,224
- 1,107
Merchandise Foreign Trade as % GDP
120%
79%
83%
59%
Total Foreign Trade as % GDP
131%
86%
92%
64%
Exports of Good as % GDP
38%
28%
31%
22%
Imports of Goods as % GDP
82%
51%
53%
37%
Exports of Goods & Services as % GDP
42%
30%
33%
24%
Imports of Good & Services as % GDP
89%
56%
59%
40%
Source:
2016 annual economic report and MITC calculations
Main Exports & Imports
Main Export Product
Share In 2015 Exports
Main Import Product
Share in 2015 Imports
Tobacco
47%
Fertilizer
10%
Tea
5%
Diesel and other fuels
5%
Sugar
9%
Petroleum
4%
Cotton
0.70%
Paraffin
4%
Coffee
0.30%
Coal
0.20%
Pulses
5%
Edible Nuts
8%
Main Export Products
Share in 2014 exports
Main Import Products
Share in 2014 imports
Tobacco
42 %
Mineral Fuels and Oils
13%
Sugar
8%
Pharmaceuticals
9%
Groundnuts
8%
Fertilizers
8%
Dried Vegetables
5%
Main Export Services
Share in 2012 exports
Main Import Services
Share in 2012 imports
Travel
30.9 %
Travel
30.3 %
Communications services
20.8 %
Transportation
24.4 %
Transportation
17.1 %
Other business services
14.1 %
Financial services
13.1 %
Insurance services
12.8 %
Other business services
7.3 %
Government services, n.i.e
10.8 %
Trading Partners
Main Buyers of Goods
Share in 2014 exports
Main Suppliers of Goods
Share in 2014 imports
Belgium
11.2 %
South Africa
18.8 %
South Africa
7.6 %
India
11.9 %
Zimbabwe
6.3 %
Mozambique
11.8 %
Mozambique
5.1 %
China
9.7 %
United Arab Emirates
5.0 %
United Arab Emirates
5.5 %
Zambia
4.9 %
United Kingdom
4.1 %
Tanzania
4.7 %
United States of America
4.1 %
Source: Trade Map -Malawi
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