Economy of Malawi
Imports commoditiesfood, petroleum products, semi-manufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment
Import partnersSouth Africa 27%, China 16.6%, India 8.7%, Zambia 8.5%, Tanzania 5.1%, US 4.3% (2012)
ExportsExports commoditiestobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel
Export partnersCanada 10.6%, Zimbabwe 9.3%, Germany 7.3%, South Africa 6.6%, Russia 6.5%, US 6.1%, China 4.2% (2012)
Economy sectorsAgriculture productstobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats
Industrial productstobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
EconomyGDP PPP per land area127 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)119 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)118 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)
Electricity
Electricity - installed generating capacity287 Thousand kW
BankingGDP decomposition by sectorTourismDebt, Current Account Balance and Budget DeficitBudget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-7.90 % of GDP
Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-18.87 % of GDP (2012)-13.61 % of GDP (2011)-14.55 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)31.7 % of GNI (2012)21.9 % of GNI (2011)19.7 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)0.61 % of total external debt (2012)2.49 % of total external debt (2011)5.87 % of total external debt (2010)

Current Account Balance (Total)-280.10 Million $ (2013)-315.10 Million $ (2012)-758.50 Million $ (2011)
