Liquid liabilities to GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 16.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Malawi, 1964–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, liquid liabilities to gdp in Malawi stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Malawi peaked at 29.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 181st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 22.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 178 Uzbekistan 19.1%
- 179 Uganda 17.7% compare
- 180 Chad 17.5% compare
- 182 Zimbabwe 16.1% compare
- 183 Equatorial Guinea 12.4% compare
- 184 Tajikistan 9.0% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Malawi?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Malawi was 16.2% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.