Bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi
Malawi: Bank credit to bank deposits was 54.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi, 1965–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 54.3% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2016.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi peaked at 125.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1996.
That places Malawi 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 61.6% | — |
| 1966 | 59.6% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 63.9% | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 71.7% | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 76.3% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 78.2% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 86.1% | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 53.6% | -32.3% |
| 1974 | 59.3% | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 62.1% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 83.6% | +34.6% |
| 1977 | 76.5% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 125.3% | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 118.1% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | -19.0% |
| 1982 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 107.7% | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 60.3% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | -35.5% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | +39.6% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -37.2% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6% | 59.6% | 76.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 53.6% | 125.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.9% | 38.9% | 118.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 30.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 33.4% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 54.3% | 72.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 148 Syrian Arab Republic 55.4% compare
- 149 Palestine, State of 55.4% compare
- 150 Malta 54.9% compare
- 152 United States of America 53.9% compare
- 153 Myanmar 53.3% compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 52.0% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 362,247 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 449,295 SDR (2014)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.69 million SDR (2014)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 405.92 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Malawi was 54.3% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 125.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Malawi ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).