Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Malawi

Malawi: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 5.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5.4%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
53rd
of 141 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2016
All-time low
2.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Malawi, 2015–2020

2468102015201720202015: 7.3 %2016: 10.3 %2017: 8.6 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 5.1 %2020: 5.4 %

Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 5.4% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Malawi ranks 53rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Malawi, 2015 to 2020.
Year % Change
2015 7.3%
2016 10.3% +41.6%
2017 8.6% -16.9%
2018 2.8% -66.9%
2019 5.1% +79.0%
2020 5.4% +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.8% 2.8% 10.3% 5
2020s 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 50 Nigeria 6.0% compare
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  4. 54 Azerbaijan 5.2%
  5. 55 Uganda 5.2% compare
  6. 56 South Africa 5.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Malawi?
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Malawi was 5.4% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
Malawi ranks 53rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%)
Unit
%
Source
Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,464 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.