Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 3.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
3.6%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
158th
of 178 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 1985
All-time low
2.5%
in 2006
Years of data
37
1980–2016

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Malawi, 1980–2016

2345671980199820161980: 4.7 %1981: 4.3 %1982: 4.3 %1983: 3.6 %1984: 7 %1985: 7.4 %1986: 6.3 %1987: 5.6 %1988: 3.3 %1989: 2.6 %1990: 2.5 %1991: 2.5 %1992: 2.7 %1993: 5.4 %1994: 4.2 %1995: 4.9 %1996: 6.1 %1997: 3.7 %1998: 2.9 %1999: 3.6 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 2.7 %2002: 2.8 %2003: 3.6 %2004: 2.9 %2005: 2.9 %2006: 2.5 %2007: 3.9 %2008: 4.5 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 3.8 %2013: 4.1 %2014: 3.6 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 3.6 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 3.6% for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Malawi peaked at 7.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2006.

Malawi ranks 158th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%) in Malawi, 1980 to 2016.
Year % Change
1980 4.7%
1981 4.3% -9.8%
1982 4.3% +1.0%
1983 3.6% -15.7%
1984 7.0% +91.0%
1985 7.4% +7.0%
1986 6.3% -15.4%
1987 5.6% -10.3%
1988 3.3% -41.3%
1989 2.6% -22.0%
1990 2.5% -4.7%
1991 2.5% +2.2%
1992 2.7% +7.8%
1993 5.4% +97.9%
1994 4.2% -21.5%
1995 4.9% +16.6%
1996 6.1% +24.9%
1997 3.7% -39.8%
1998 2.9% -21.8%
1999 3.6% +26.1%
2000 3.5% -3.9%
2001 2.7% -23.8%
2002 2.8% +3.8%
2003 3.6% +29.8%
2004 2.9% -19.1%
2005 2.9% +0.6%
2006 2.5% -16.3%
2007 3.9% +58.2%
2008 4.5% +17.0%
2009 3.9% -13.5%
2010 3.3% -17.1%
2011 5.1% +58.2%
2012 3.8% -27.1%
2013 4.1% +10.5%
2014 3.6% -13.0%
2015 4.2% +15.7%
2016 3.6% -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.9% 2.6% 7.4% 10
1990s 3.9% 2.5% 6.1% 10
2000s 3.3% 2.5% 4.5% 10
2010s 4.0% 3.3% 5.1% 7

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 155 Switzerland 4.0% compare
  2. 156 Mauritania 3.9% compare
  3. 157 Nicaragua 3.8% compare
  4. 159 Azerbaijan 3.5% compare
  5. 160 Lithuania 3.5% compare
  6. 161 Latvia 3.3% compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

More financial sector data for Malawi

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Malawi?
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Malawi was 3.6% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1985.
What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
How does Malawi rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Malawi ranks 158th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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 Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Malawi. Statizoid, drawing on International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/credit-to-government-and-state-owned-enterprises-to-gdp-percent/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/credit-to-government-and-state-owned-enterprises-to-gdp-percent/malawi/">Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Malawi</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).