Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 9.9% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malawi, 1965–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 9.9% for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malawi peaked at 26.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.8% | — |
| 1966 | 9.4% | +21.3% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | +31.7% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 26.2% | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -64.0% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +45.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 7.8% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malawi?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malawi was 9.9% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).