Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Malawi

Malawi: Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 1.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.72 million
Change on year
up 41.0%
World rank
48th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.75 million
in 2022
All-time low
775,302
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2024

Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Malawi, 2007–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2007201520242007: 775.3k2009: 1.1M2010: 916.7k2016: 1.1M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.8M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.7M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1.72 million for number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in 2024.

The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Malawi peaked at 1.75 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 775,302, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 48th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors in Malawi, 2007 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2007 775,302
2009 1.12 million +44.0%
2010 916,689 -17.9%
2016 1.06 million +15.3%
2017 1.15 million +9.0%
2018 1.37 million +18.6%
2019 1.43 million +4.7%
2020 1.38 million -3.5%
2021 1.44 million +4.5%
2022 1.75 million +21.5%
2023 1.22 million -30.5%
2024 1.72 million +41.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 1.72 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 830,100, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 1.72 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970,883, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 945,836 775,302 1.12 million 2
2010s 1.18 million 916,689 1.43 million 5
2020s 1.50 million 1.22 million 1.75 million 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 45 Namibia 1.92 million compare
  2. 46 North Macedonia 1.78 million compare
  3. 47 Cameroon 1.72 million compare
  4. 49 Cyprus 1.38 million compare
  5. 50 Kosovo 1.31 million compare
  6. 51 Botswana 1.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Malawi?
Number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Malawi was 1.72 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2022.
What is the lowest number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 775,302 in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
Malawi ranks 48th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors
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International Monetary Fund
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72 places, 1,012 data points, 2004–2025
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