Bank Z-score in Malawi
Malawi: Bank Z-score was 14.51 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 14.51 for bank z-score in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Malawi peaked at 21.39 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.51, in 2021.
That places Malawi 92nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank Z-score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.72 | — |
| 2001 | 14.76 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.67 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 16.95 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.02 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 14.85 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.18 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 17.6 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 18.41 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 18.97 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 18.39 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.56 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 16.93 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.55 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 21.39 | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 17.33 | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 16.39 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.37 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15.45 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.12 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 16.99 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.51 | -14.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14.51 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.19, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.99, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.31 | 14.72 | 18.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.35 | 15.37 | 21.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 | 14.51 | 16.99 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 14.74 compare
- 90 Vietnam 14.66 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 14.62 compare
- 93 Niger 14.38 compare
- 94 Australia 14.15 compare
- 95 Madagascar 14.06 compare
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 z-score in Malawi?
- Bank z-score in Malawi was 14.51 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.39 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.51 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for bank z-score?
- Malawi ranks 92nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank Z-score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.