Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 354.99 billion in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
354.99 billion
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
64th
of 178 countries
All-time high
354.99 billion
in 2016
All-time low
-2.35 billion
in 2009
Years of data
52
1965–2016
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malawi, 1965–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malawi stood at 354.99 billion. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 1,758.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malawi peaked at 354.99 billion in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.35 billion, in 2009.
That places Malawi 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.82 million | — |
| 1966 | 13.01 million | -27.0% |
| 1967 | 12.61 million | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 14.08 million | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 14.02 million | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.84 million | +34.4% |
| 1971 | 17.78 million | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 20.32 million | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 45.26 million | +122.8% |
| 1974 | 60.86 million | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 40.52 million | -33.4% |
| 1976 | -30.35 million | -174.9% |
| 1977 | 4.40 million | -114.5% |
| 1978 | -13.39 million | -404.3% |
| 1979 | -90.19 million | +573.8% |
| 1980 | -90.10 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | -132.84 million | +47.4% |
| 1982 | -182.13 million | +37.1% |
| 1983 | -234.64 million | +28.8% |
| 1984 | -162.32 million | -30.8% |
| 1985 | -262.97 million | +62.0% |
| 1986 | -405.80 million | +54.3% |
| 1987 | -291.43 million | -28.2% |
| 1988 | -46.43 million | -84.1% |
| 1989 | -106.51 million | +129.4% |
| 1990 | -48.54 million | -54.4% |
| 1991 | -31.88 million | -34.3% |
| 1992 | -586.01 million | +1738.1% |
| 1993 | -400.24 million | -31.7% |
| 1994 | -1.75 billion | +338.3% |
| 1995 | -76.01 million | -95.7% |
| 1996 | 1.69 billion | -2322.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 billion | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 8.14 billion | +472.9% |
| 1999 | 8.20 billion | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.41 billion | +63.6% |
| 2001 | 11.89 billion | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 3.32 billion | -72.1% |
| 2003 | 4.31 billion | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 5.92 billion | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 11.30 billion | +90.8% |
| 2006 | 19.11 billion | +69.1% |
| 2007 | 27.84 billion | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 19.49 billion | -30.0% |
| 2009 | -2.35 billion | -112.0% |
| 2010 | 20.95 billion | -992.4% |
| 2011 | 3.73 billion | -82.2% |
| 2012 | 32.28 billion | +764.9% |
| 2013 | 114.30 billion | +254.2% |
| 2014 | 240.93 billion | +110.8% |
| 2015 | 333.03 billion | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 354.99 billion | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.31 million | 12.61 million | 17.82 million | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.41 million | -90.19 million | 60.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -191.52 million | -405.80 million | -46.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion | -1.75 billion | 8.20 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.42 billion | -2.35 billion | 27.84 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.17 billion | 3.73 billion | 354.99 billion | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -33.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 20.78 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malawi?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malawi was 354.99 billion in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 354.99 billion in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 billion in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,758.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.