Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi
Malawi: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 8.9% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi, 1988–2007
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi is 8.9%, measured in 2007.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi peaked at 21.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 65th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 15.3% | — |
| 1989 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +54.7% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -51.1% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 6.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 10.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 62 Angola 14.8%
- 63 Comoros 13.9% compare
- 64 Tajikistan 11.1%
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 domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Malawi was 8.9% in 2007, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Malawi ranks 65th out of 65 countries with data for 2007.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.