Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi
Malawi: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.27 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi peaked at 3.37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9492, in 2006.
Malawi ranks 174th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 0.9601 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9492 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | +109.4% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.34 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.95 | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -62.9% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +206.9% |
| 2013 | 3.34 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.32 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.37 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 2.21 | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 2.29 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.27 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +206.9% | 1.09 | 3.36 |
| 2007 | +109.4% | 0.9492 | 1.99 |
| 2011 | -62.9% | 2.95 | 1.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 | 0.9492 | 2.34 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 1.09 | 3.37 | 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 bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi was 2.27 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9492 in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.