Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
103rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2002
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2014

0.0010.0020.0031980199720141980: 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP1981: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1982: 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP1983: 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP1984: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1985: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1986: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1987: 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP1988: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1989: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1990: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1992: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2014, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malawi stood at 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2002.

Malawi ranks 103rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980 to 2014.
Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP
1981 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP -26.1%
1982 0.0031 SDR per US$ of GDP +27.2%
1983 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP -15.1%
1984 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1985 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1986 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1987 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1988 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP -23.4%
1989 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP -13.1%
1990 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP -25.0%
1991 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP -22.0%
1992 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.1%
1993 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1994 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP +61.7%
1995 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP -16.2%
1996 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP -39.5%
1997 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP -28.3%
1998 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP +44.6%
1999 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2000 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2001 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2002 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP -43.7%
2003 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP +21.3%
2004 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2005 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP +21.0%
2006 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP +7.7%
2007 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2008 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP -11.1%
2009 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.6%
2010 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP +17.0%
2011 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2012 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP +45.0%
2013 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.3%
2014 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 101 Mauritania 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 102 Malta 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 104 Colombia 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 105 Comoros 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 106 Yemen 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2014.
Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
160 places, 7,551 data points, 1960–2025
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Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.