What is the price of sugar in Malawi?

As of May 2026, sugar in Malawi is US$ 0.38 per kg (392 MWK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Malawi's world rank in sugar exports?

Malawi ranks 114th out of 118 sugar exporters.

Sugar Price in Malawi - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sugar Prices in Malawi

US$ 0.38 / kg

392 MWK / kg

EU MoM ▲ 0.0% YoY ▲ 2.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MWK)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	392	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	814	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	351	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value) estimated	7.52	7,754	▲ 972.9%	▲ 972.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the eu sugar price in Malawi available is US$ 0.38 per kg (392 MWK), up 2.7% year-on-year.

Malawi is a net exporter of sugar, with 2024 exports valued at US$421 and no recorded export volume, ranking 114th out of 118 global exporters. Exports have declined by 99.9% year-on-year. The latest benchmark EU price for sugar is US$0.38 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Malawi

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malawi exported $421 (0.1 t) of sugar▼ 99.9% YoY. That ranks #114 worldwide.

$421

Export value

0.1 t

Export volume

#114 / 118

World rank

$7.52

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Malawi · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$421	0.1 t	$7.52
2023	$484.8K	691.5 t	$0.7
2022	$2M	3.3 kt	$0.6
2021	$261.3K	249 t	$1.05
2020	$1.9M	3.4 kt	$0.57

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Malawi sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Malawi exported 148,654 tonnes of sugar. For 2019 alone, the interest in Malawi sugar (processed category) has increased, with a change of 110.436 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports grew by 188.89 pc netting the nation US$85.42m for the year 2019. Malawi's sugar exports are classified as:

Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)

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Malawi sugar export values

In 2019, Malawi shipped sugar worth 85.42m USD, an improvement of 124.87% from 2018's total sugar export of 37.986m USD. The yearly change in value of Malawi sugar between 2017 to 2018 was 9.262 percent.

The per year change in the quantity of Malawi's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 188.89 per cent compared to a variation of 110.436% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Malawi sugar ( in '000$ )

Malawi's top destinations for sugar are US, Spain, Burundi, Italy and France.

Malawi purchased 123 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Kenya$0.97/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Tanzania$0.50/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Zambia$0.91/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Egypt$0.61/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg Ivory Coast$1.08/kg

Other Processed Prices in Malawi

Latest prices for other processed in Malawi:

Whisky$3.28/kg Beer$0.97/kg Gin$1.57/kg Wheat flour$0.38/kg Natural Honey$5.92/kg Coffee$3.54/kg Olive Oil$20.65/kg Sunflower Oil$0.50/kg Wine$0.03/kg Cotton$3.71/kg Yogurt$0.31/kg Cheese$0.83/kg Palm Oil$2.36/kg Mineral water$0.18/kg Soyabean oil$1.30/kg

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