United Nations Commission for Trade and Development (Unctad) Economic Development in Africa Report, has shown that Malawi, is the 10th leading intra-Africa exporter with Zimbabwe, Uganda, Togo Senegal, Djibouti, Lesotho and Kenya having the larger share.

According to figures on the report, Malawi is at 38.3%, which makes her standout as the lowest exports were from Chad (0.2%), Guinea (1.6%), Eritrea (2.3%), Equatorial Guinea (3.5%), Cabo Verde (3.6%), Angola (3.9%), Libya (4.5%), Guinea Bissau (4.7%), Liberia (5.1%) and Algeria (5.5%).

However, the report has acknowledged progress towards the regional integration of Africa has been uneven to date, with some countries fairly well integrated at the regional and/or sub-regional level. Malawi could top the list if she correctly implements the new National Export Strategy which will run from 2019-2022. The prior strategy that closed in 2018, was declared a flop, during its review by stakeholders and involved players in the sector. During the review Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chief Executive Officer Chancellor Kaferapanjira attributed the fail to a trade deficit of $1.1 billion, as exports in 2018 are $1.1 billion, which was lower than in 2012 when exports were at $1.47 billion.