Financial system deposits to GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Financial system deposits to GDP was 13.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Financial system deposits to GDP in Malawi, 1965–2016
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 177 Sudan 15.2% compare
- 178 Uzbekistan 15.1%
- 179 Central African Republic 13.9% compare
- 181 Niger 13.3% compare
- 182 Chad 10.1% compare
- 183 Equatorial Guinea 9.7% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 362,247 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 449,295 SDR (2014)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.69 million SDR (2014)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 405.92 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
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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About this data
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).