Bank deposits to GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Bank deposits to GDP was 13.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
13.5%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
181st
of 185 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 1974
All-time low
4.2%
in 1997
Years of data
52
1965–2016

Bank deposits to GDP in Malawi, 1965–2016

5101520196519902016

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

Annual values for Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Malawi, 1965 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 178 Sudan 15.2% compare
  2. 179 Uzbekistan 15.1%
  3. 180 Central African Republic 13.9% compare
  4. 182 Niger 13.3% compare
  5. 183 Chad 10.1% compare
  6. 184 Equatorial Guinea 9.7% compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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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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Indicator
Bank deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,479 data points, 1960–2021
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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).