Financial system deposits to GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Financial system deposits to GDP was 13.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
13.5%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
180th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 1974
All-time low
4.9%
in 1997
Years of data
52
1965–2016

Financial system deposits to GDP in Malawi, 1965–2016

5101520196519902016

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

Analysis

In 2016, financial system deposits to gdp in Malawi stood at 13.5%.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Malawi peaked at 22.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1997.

That places Malawi 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.0% 12.4% 16.4% 5
1970s 19.0% 16.9% 22.0% 10
1980s 8.5% 6.9% 10.5% 10
1990s 7.1% 4.9% 9.2% 10
2000s 9.1% 7.3% 11.9% 10
2010s 14.7% 13.5% 15.7% 7

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 177 Sudan 15.2% compare
  2. 178 Uzbekistan 15.1%
  3. 179 Central African Republic 13.9% compare
  4. 181 Niger 13.3% compare
  5. 182 Chad 10.1% compare
  6. 183 Equatorial Guinea 9.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial system deposits to gdp in Malawi?
Financial system deposits to gdp in Malawi was 13.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1974.
What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
Malawi ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial system deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 8,581 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).