Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Malawi
405.92 million SDR
in 2020
Zimbabwe
445.13 million SDR
in 2025
Malawi rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
159th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 445.13 million SDR against 405.92 million SDR in Malawi, a difference of 39.21 million SDR.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.47 million SDR | 38.75 million SDR | 18.28 million SDR | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 42.08 million SDR | 77.80 million SDR | 35.72 million SDR | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 43.57 million SDR | 99.32 million SDR | 55.75 million SDR | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 96.11 million SDR | 217.61 million SDR | 121.50 million SDR | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 119.31 million SDR | 106.37 million SDR | 12.95 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2010s | 375.13 million SDR | 191.07 million SDR | 184.06 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2020s | 405.92 million SDR | 20.56 million SDR | 385.37 million SDR | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 445.13 million SDR against 405.92 million SDR in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 39.21 million SDR, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Malawi ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.