Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malawi
Malawi: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 6.92 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malawi stood at 6.92 US dollar per person. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malawi peaked at 43.76 US dollar per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.92 US dollar per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 163rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.63 US dollar per person | — |
| 2003 | 10.06 US dollar per person | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 10.29 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.42 US dollar per person | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 10.18 US dollar per person | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 18.59 US dollar per person | +82.6% |
| 2008 | 18.49 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.57 US dollar per person | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 20.37 US dollar per person | +76.1% |
| 2011 | 12.66 US dollar per person | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 13.92 US dollar per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 25.07 US dollar per person | +80.1% |
| 2014 | 34.88 US dollar per person | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 39.48 US dollar per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 34.27 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 41.83 US dollar per person | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 40.69 US dollar per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 43.76 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 29.02 US dollar per person | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 21.26 US dollar per person | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 14.35 US dollar per person | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 11.23 US dollar per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 6.92 US dollar per person | -38.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6.92 US dollar per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.62 US dollar per person, 11% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6.92 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172.64 US dollar per person, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.15 US dollar per person | 10.06 US dollar per person | 18.59 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.69 US dollar per person | 12.66 US dollar per person | 43.76 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.55 US dollar per person | 6.92 US dollar per person | 29.02 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 160 Niger 38.27 US dollar per person compare
- 161 Sudan 33.87 US dollar per person compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.38 US dollar per person compare
- 164 Burundi 5.98 US dollar per person compare
- 165 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 US dollar per person
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1099 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malawi?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malawi was 6.92 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.76 US dollar per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 US dollar per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Malawi ranks 163rd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. 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 Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.