Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi
Malawi: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 5.21 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5.21 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.6% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi peaked at 42.5 US dollar per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.21 US dollar per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 162nd of 164 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.32 US dollar per person | — |
| 2003 | 9.7 US dollar per person | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 9.86 US dollar per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.04 US dollar per person | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 9.82 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 18.27 US dollar per person | +86.1% |
| 2008 | 18.19 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.09 US dollar per person | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 18.95 US dollar per person | +87.9% |
| 2011 | 11.36 US dollar per person | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 12.16 US dollar per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 22.88 US dollar per person | +88.1% |
| 2014 | 33.14 US dollar per person | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 38.05 US dollar per person | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 33.25 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 40.23 US dollar per person | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 39.31 US dollar per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 42.5 US dollar per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 27.29 US dollar per person | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 19.63 US dollar per person | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 13.06 US dollar per person | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 9.76 US dollar per person | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 5.21 US dollar per person | -46.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5.21 US dollar per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.57 US dollar per person, 11% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5.21 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 134.54 US dollar per person, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.66 US dollar per person | 9.7 US dollar per person | 18.27 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.18 US dollar per person | 11.36 US dollar per person | 42.5 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.99 US dollar per person | 5.21 US dollar per person | 27.29 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi was 5.21 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 US dollar per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 US dollar per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Malawi ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. 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 Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.