Medium and high-tech exports in Malawi
Malawi: Medium and high-tech exports was 52.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 52.1% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.8% on the previous year and up 395.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Malawi peaked at 52.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
That places Malawi 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -57.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +136.0% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -38.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -38.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +82.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -70.2% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +110.1% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +125.5% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -57.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +100.3% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +138.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +241.7% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +46.4% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +51.9% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +89.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 2.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 3.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 10.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 18.1% | 52.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Malawi?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Malawi was 52.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 395.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.