COUNTRY PROFILE / MALAWI

Continent: Africa

Official name: Republic of Malawi

Nature of regime: Presidential

Head of Government: Dr Lazarus Mc Carthy Chakwera

Area: 118,484 km²

Currency: Kwacha (1 EUR = 935.23 MWK in February 2021)

Population (2022): 21.5 million inhabitants

Capital: Lilongwe

Main towns: Blantyre, Zomba, Mzuzu

Official languages: English, Chichewa (national language)

Agreements and Conventions

Regarding bilateral cooperation, Cote d’Ivoire and Malawi are both (02) members of the African Union but do not really cooperate.

No agreements signed between Malawi and Cote d’Ivoire.

A. Main Exports of Cote d’Ivoire to Malawi:

B. Main imports of Cote d’Ivoire from Malawi: Oil seeds and fruits; miscellaneous seeds, seeds and fruits; industrial plants.

Sources : DGE-DPPSE

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

• Cote d’Ivoire's trade with Malawi is low and uneven between 2018 and 2022, rising from 40.597 million of CFAF in 2018 to 26.2 million of CFAF in 2022.
• Over the period 2018-2022, the average value of Ivorian exports amounted to 23.791 million of CFAF /year against 4.81 million of CFAF for imports
• The trade balance is in surplus in favor of Cote d’Ivoire over the period 2018 and 2022.