# Malawi HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Malawi: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Malawi |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $220.1K |
| Active destinations | 6 |
| Three-year growth | +9% |
| Destination HHI | 2,053 |
| Weighted share | 37.4% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Brunei at $85.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Rep. of Tanzania at $124.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $567.3 / ton.
- Price spread: 14,960%.

## Export history

- 2010: $7.0K
- 2011: $57.6K
- 2012: $19.6K
- 2013: $6.7K
- 2014: $45.1K
- 2015: $158.6K
- 2016: $115.9K
- 2017: $302.6K
- 2018: $249.1K
- 2019: $86.8K
- 2020: $37.4K
- 2021: $69.1K
- 2022: $202.8K
- 2023: $158.0K
- 2024: $89.5K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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