Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi
Malawi: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 25+.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 51.9% for account ownership at a financial institution or with a in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 92nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 25+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20.2% | — |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +64.1% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.2% | 35.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 47.5% | 51.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 89 Indonesia 54.7% compare
- 90 Zimbabwe 54.7% compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 53.6% compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 49.1% compare
- 94 Albania 48.7% compare
- 95 Philippines 48.2% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1099 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malawi was 51.9% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Malawi ranks 92nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, older adults (% of population ages 25+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (older adults, % of population ages 25+).