Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malawi
Malawi: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Malawi peaked at 0.0844 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 164th 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0254 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +69.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +61.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +102.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0659 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0761 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0844 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0753 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0482 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0177 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0795 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0573 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0844 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0275 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 161 Guinea 0.0231 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Ireland 0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0152 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP
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 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0844 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Malawi ranks 164th 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 79.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.