Bangladesh vs Malawi: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.5% against 20.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 84th of 112 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 20.0% | 15.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 6.8% | 6.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 11.8% | 6.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 30.9% | 25.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 20.1% | 38.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Bangladesh, at 20.5% against 20.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for total reserves?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 84th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.