Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 21.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malawi, 2015–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 21.3% for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 38th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.8% | — |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 21.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.5%, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 21.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.8% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1099 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malawi?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malawi was 21.3% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.