ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Malawi
Malawi: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 4.71 in 2019. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2019, atms per 100,000 adults in Malawi stood at 4.71.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Malawi peaked at 5.21 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7579, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7579 | — |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +96.9% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.53 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.68 | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 3.05 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 3.93 | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 4.44 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.78 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.05 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.21 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.95 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.85 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.71 | -3.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.71 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.78, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.71 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.42, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +96.9% | 0.7579 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 | 0.7579 | 2.68 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.05 | 5.21 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 atms per 100,000 adults in Malawi?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Malawi was 4.71 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 in 2015.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7579 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Malawi ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.