Botswana vs Malawi: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate

Botswana
-27.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi
-33.35 % change on previous year
in 2020
Botswana rank
177th
Malawi rank
180th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
-1000100200300400196619952024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -27.53 % change on previous year against -33.35 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 5.82 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 180th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 49.01 % change on previous year 81.54 % change on previous year 32.53 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 29 % change on previous year 42.75 % change on previous year 13.75 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 8.1 % change on previous year 33.01 % change on previous year 24.91 % change on previous year Malawi
2000s 2.71 % change on previous year -2.19 % change on previous year 4.9 % change on previous year Botswana
2010s -1.98 % change on previous year 27.47 % change on previous year 29.45 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s -23.83 % change on previous year -33.35 % change on previous year 9.52 % change on previous year Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate, Botswana or Malawi?
Botswana, at -27.53 % change on previous year against -33.35 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate between Botswana and Malawi?
5.82 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate?
Botswana ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 180th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,157 data points, 1951–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.