Bank concentration in Malawi
Malawi: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 100.0% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Malawi peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 86.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 67.7% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 68.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Malawi?
- Bank concentration in Malawi was 100.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for bank concentration?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.