Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Malawi
7.4%
in 2016
Zimbabwe
7.5%
in 2021
Malawi rank
180th
Zimbabwe rank
179th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
05101520196519932021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 4.1% 0.0% 4.1% Malawi
1990s 3.3% 0.2% 3.1% Malawi
2000s 3.5% 2.8% 0.7% Malawi
2010s 9.0% 17.9% 8.9% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Malawi ranks 180th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).