Financial Sector in Malawi

388 indicators covering financial sector for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 46.82 million 2024 down 73.3% 103rd
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using 594.83 million 2024 up 935.4% 42nd
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -191.69 million 2024 up 36.0% 78th
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 454.65 million 2024 down 16.3% 90th
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -386.54 million 2024 down 142.5% 123rd
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 2.20 billion 2024 down 0.2% 166th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.13 billion 2024 down 88.3% 153rd
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.00 billion 2024 down 65.1% 123rd
Goods, Credit/Revenue 1.02 billion 2024 down 33.5% 151st
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 22.50 million 2024 up 563.8% 186th
Services, Credit/Revenue 508.03 million 2024 up 364.4% 154th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 8.55 million 2024 down 91.4% 138th
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 649.02 million 2024 up 16.4% 133rd
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 33.49 million US dollar 2024 up 110.6% 100th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 10,687 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% 160th
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 880.35 million 2024 up 92.7% 16th
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 880.75 million 2024 up 92.7% 31st
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 106.76 million US dollar 2024 down 80.5% 137th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 214,335 2024 up 279.5% 148th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 71.17 million US dollar 2024 up 881.4% 118th
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 56.42 million 2024 up 1,291.2% 97th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 2.63 million US dollar 2024 up 103.0% 132nd
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 922.08 million 2024 down 17.7% 156th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 2,514 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 41.5% 158th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 2,185 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 44.3% 152nd
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 17.81 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 80.7% 151st
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 54.5% 2016 down 26.6% 176th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 2,787 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% 126th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 527,183 2024 up 287.0% 160th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 6.09 million 2024 up 1,455.0% 147th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 18.22 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 79.6% 145th
Real effective exchange rate index 103.17 2010 = 100 2025 up 28.3% 49th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 71.17 million US dollar 2024 up 881.4% 111th
Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 652.64 billion Domestic currency 2024 up 490.6% 45th
Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 9.21 billion 2016 up 661.3% 57th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.9% 2019 up 4.8% 91st
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 12.3% 2024 up 226.8% 30th
Broad Money 5.34 trillion Domestic currency 2024 up 576.9% 45th
Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2024 5th
Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2021 15th
Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2021 10th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.6% 2019 up 205.5% 77th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 924,070 US dollar 2024 down 78.1% 119th
Bank concentration 100.0% 2021 up 14.3% 1st
Bank Z-score 14.51 2021 down 17.4% 92nd
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 32.0% 2021 down 11.2% 105th
Bank noninterest income to total income 42.8% 2021 down 10.7% 55th
Bank cost to income ratio 52.0% 2021 down 3.3% 104th
Bank return on assets 4.6% 2021 down 32.5% 5th
Bank return on assets 3.0% 2021 down 32.9% 9th
Bank return on equity 28.7% 2021 down 25.6% 10th
Bank return on equity 19.1% 2021 down 26.1% 17th
Bank overhead costs to total assets 5.6% 2021 down 34.8% 11th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 2.63 million US dollar 2024 up 103.0% 103rd
Bank net interest margin 7.3% 2021 down 35.6% 16th
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 5.1% 2023 down 29.9% 44th
Rate 1.04 2024 down 37.0% 9th
International migrant stock, total 186,719 2024 down 5.4% 120th
International migrant stock 0.9% 2024 down 25.0% 177th
Bank capital to assets ratio 8.2% 2023 down 18.7% 93rd