Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi is 48.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi peaked at 51.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 18th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.8% | — |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.6% | 26.8% | 51.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 28.6% | 48.7% | 5 |
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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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Malawi was 48.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.