October 2011
Malawi
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  14 901 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  5 106 Merchandise  144 150
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  13 047 excluding intra-EU trade 118 124
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) ... Commercial services 178 159
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)   179 excluding intra-EU trade 152 133
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   61.5
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   143 7 8 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 31 May 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 9, 11 June 2010 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    31.6 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   21
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   75.4   12.7 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   121.2   17.4 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   42.3   12.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.2 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   35.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   38.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   33 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  1 066 16 26 -1
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  1 900 10 9 6
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.01 Share in world total imports  0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   79.7 Agricultural products 16.9
Fuels and mining products   11.2 Fuels and mining products 12.6
Manufactures   9.1 Manufactures 70.5
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   36.7 1. South Africa   30.1
2. Canada   11.0 2. European Union (27)   13.7
3. Egypt   9.2 3. China   9.1
4. United States   6.0 4. India   7.6
5. South Africa   5.8 5. Zambia   5.5
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)   72   10 12 -13
Commercial services imports (million US$)   330   6 13 -1
2009   2009
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   37.2   Transportation 68.9
Travel   60.1   Travel 24.2
Other commercial services   2.7   Other commercial services 6.9
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2003 Trademark registrations by office, 2006
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
...   2   2   96   274 ...   370