Bank deposits to GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Bank deposits to GDP was 13.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Bank deposits to GDP in Malawi, 1965–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, bank deposits to gdp in Malawi stood at 13.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 118.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Malawi peaked at 18.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1997.
That places Malawi 181st out of 185 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 deposits to GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 10.0% | — |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 12.7% | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -59.7% |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 178 Sudan 15.2% compare
- 179 Uzbekistan 15.1%
- 180 Central African Republic 13.9% compare
- 182 Niger 13.3% compare
- 183 Chad 10.1% compare
- 184 Equatorial Guinea 9.7% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -33.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 20.78 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Malawi?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Malawi was 13.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.6%. 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 deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).