Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 25.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in Malawi, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Malawi stood at 25.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Malawi peaked at 38.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 92nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.0% | — |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 25.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 43% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 25.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 42% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 25.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 foreign banks among total banks in Malawi?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Malawi was 25.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Malawi ranks 92nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.