Money in Malawi
Malawi: Money was 389.05 billion in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
389.05 billion
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
72nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
389.05 billion
in 2016
All-time low
19.02 million
in 1965
Years of data
52
1965–2016
Money in Malawi, 1965–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, money in Malawi stood at 389.05 billion. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 990.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Malawi peaked at 389.05 billion in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.02 million, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 72nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19.02 million | — |
| 1966 | 21.63 million | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 24.54 million | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 25.10 million | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 28.48 million | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 32.72 million | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 38.81 million | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 40.61 million | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 55.12 million | +35.7% |
| 1974 | 73.42 million | +33.2% |
| 1975 | 78.72 million | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 72.83 million | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 100.09 million | +37.4% |
| 1978 | 93.81 million | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 90.59 million | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 97.20 million | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 114.75 million | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 130.81 million | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 127.76 million | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 154.25 million | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 166.93 million | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 220.78 million | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 298.02 million | +35.0% |
| 1988 | 435.92 million | +46.3% |
| 1989 | 452.71 million | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 482.12 million | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 633.86 million | +31.5% |
| 1992 | 756.70 million | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 billion | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 1.54 billion | +50.5% |
| 1995 | 2.21 billion | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 2.76 billion | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 3.21 billion | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 5.25 billion | +63.4% |
| 1999 | 7.01 billion | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 9.74 billion | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 11.05 billion | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 13.98 billion | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 17.76 billion | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 25.72 billion | +44.8% |
| 2005 | 31.30 billion | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 35.69 billion | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 50.73 billion | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 70.60 billion | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 81.90 billion | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 106.87 billion | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 141.94 billion | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 153.35 billion | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 197.77 billion | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 267.37 billion | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 312.27 billion | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 389.05 billion | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.75 million | 19.02 million | 28.48 million | 5 |
| 1970s | 67.67 million | 32.72 million | 100.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.91 million | 97.20 million | 452.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 billion | 482.12 million | 7.01 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.85 billion | 9.74 billion | 81.90 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 224.09 billion | 106.87 billion | 389.05 billion | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money in Malawi?
- Money in Malawi was 389.05 billion in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 389.05 billion in 2016.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.02 million in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for money?
- Malawi ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
- Is money rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 990.1%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.