Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi

Malawi: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 169.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
169.67
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
85th
of 103 countries
All-time high
247.05
in 2013
All-time low
106.24
in 2015
Years of data
11
2007–2019

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi, 2007–2019

0501001502002502007201320192007: 128.32009: 165.22010: 190.12011: 192.22012: 212.82013: 2472015: 106.22016: 181.72017: 148.32018: 178.92019: 169.7

Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi is 169.67, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi peaked at 247.05 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 106.24, in 2015.

Malawi ranks 85th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 128.27
2009 165.24 +28.8%
2010 190.06 +15.0%
2011 192.18 +1.1%
2012 212.76 +10.7%
2013 247.05 +16.1%
2015 106.24 -57.0%
2016 181.7 +71.0%
2017 148.32 -18.4%
2018 178.87 +20.6%
2019 169.67 -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 146.76 128.27 165.24 2
2010s 180.76 106.24 247.05 9

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 82 Mali 180.99 compare
  2. 83 Eswatini 179.49 compare
  3. 84 Mauritania 173.6 compare
  4. 86 Sierra Leone 156.77 compare
  5. 87 Guinea-Bissau 155.81 compare
  6. 88 Congo 153.79 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi?
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malawi was 169.67 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 247.05 in 2013.
What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 106.24 in 2015.
How does Malawi rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Malawi ranks 85th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,400 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.