According to a report by Trade Map, Malawi has improved in exports, by 9% in 2018.

Contributing to the growth was tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes accounting for $687.703 million, coffee, tea, maté and spices accounting for $92.81 million, edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons accounting for $37.708 million, sugars and sugar confectionery bringing in $33.77 million and oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits which raked in $29.282 million.

However, compared to the other 5 years, 2018 is the only year that the country has recovered from a downward spiral of the exports where the figures kept on declining year-on-year.