Net foreign assets, flow in Malawi
Malawi: Net foreign assets, flow was -18.38 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Malawi, 1966–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, net foreign assets, flow in Malawi stood at -18.38 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 179.1% on the previous year and down 1,101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Malawi peaked at 23.25 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -21.95 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | -951,478 current LCU | -4.82 million current LCU | 1.47 million current LCU | 4 |
| 1970s | -10.34 million current LCU | -76.84 million current LCU | 34.83 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.50 million current LCU | -142.07 million current LCU | 247.13 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 834.56 million current LCU | -1.31 billion current LCU | 6.83 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 billion current LCU | -21.95 billion current LCU | 8.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 billion current LCU | -18.38 billion current LCU | 23.25 billion current LCU | 2 |
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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 net foreign assets, flow in Malawi?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Malawi was -18.38 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.95 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.