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 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.8% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +46.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.1%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.8% | 68.1% | 100.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
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- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
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- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
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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 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 170 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.