Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi
Malawi: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was -45.25 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -45.25 % change on previous year for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.2% on the previous year and down 192.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi peaked at 93.53 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -45.25 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 163rd of 166 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 | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -25.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 2005 | 25.39 % change on previous year | +482.5% |
| 2006 | -16.16 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 2007 | 91.4 % change on previous year | -665.7% |
| 2008 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2009 | -42.88 % change on previous year | -1839.2% |
| 2010 | 93.51 % change on previous year | -318.1% |
| 2011 | -38.27 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 2012 | 10.17 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2013 | 93.53 % change on previous year | +819.9% |
| 2014 | 48.96 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2015 | 18.01 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 2016 | -10.21 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2017 | 24.33 % change on previous year | -338.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3464 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2019 | 11.02 % change on previous year | +3081.6% |
| 2020 | -34.08 % change on previous year | -409.2% |
| 2021 | -26.18 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 2022 | -31.73 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2023 | -23.3 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2024 | -45.25 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -45.25 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.81 % change on previous year. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -45.25 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.82 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3081.6% | 0.3464 % change on previous year | 11.02 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -1839.2% | 2.47 % change on previous year | -42.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6 % change on previous year | -42.88 % change on previous year | 91.4 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.14 % change on previous year | -38.27 % change on previous year | 93.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -32.11 % change on previous year | -45.25 % change on previous year | -23.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo -32.56 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Bhutan -33.2 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Panama -44.61 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Burundi -50.65 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Guinea -53.23 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Venezuela -59.49 % change on previous year compare
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 -45.25 % change on previous year 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 93.53 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.25 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Malawi ranks 163rd out of 166 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 192.4%. 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), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.