Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 107.5% on the previous year and down 1,168.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 4.59 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 183rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.76 current LCU per square kilometre | 133.75 current LCU per square kilometre | 189.06 current LCU per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 78.55 current LCU per square kilometre | -956.67 current LCU per square kilometre | 645.55 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -2,031 current LCU per square kilometre | -4,304 current LCU per square kilometre | -492.44 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,553 current LCU per square kilometre | -18,608 current LCU per square kilometre | 86,949 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,176 current LCU per square kilometre | -24,902 current LCU per square kilometre | 295,327 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 39,579 current LCU per square kilometre | 4.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | -3.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 180 Sudan -2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 181 Norway -2.25 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 182 Pakistan -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 184 Qatar -17.85 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 185 Burundi -53.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 362,247 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 449,295 SDR (2014)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.69 million SDR (2014)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 405.92 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malawi was -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,168.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.