Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate was -32.6 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Malawi, 1966–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -32.6 % change on previous year for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in 2020.
The figure is down 391.9% on the previous year and down 129.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 292.52 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -72.87 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Malawi 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -15.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0444 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1969 | -6.66 % change on previous year | -15093.3% |
| 1970 | 38.98 % change on previous year | -685.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6846 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1972 | 13.52 % change on previous year | +1875.6% |
| 1973 | 65.52 % change on previous year | +384.4% |
| 1974 | 20.93 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1975 | -21.41 % change on previous year | -202.3% |
| 1976 | -57.02 % change on previous year | +166.3% |
| 1977 | 219.18 % change on previous year | -484.4% |
| 1978 | -20.29 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1979 | -8.1 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 1980 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1981 | -21.4 % change on previous year | -1418.6% |
| 1982 | -51.26 % change on previous year | +139.5% |
| 1983 | -28.39 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1984 | 292.52 % change on previous year | -1130.3% |
| 1985 | -29.13 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1986 | -50.85 % change on previous year | +74.5% |
| 1987 | 81.64 % change on previous year | -260.6% |
| 1988 | 196.09 % change on previous year | +140.2% |
| 1989 | -29.44 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1990 | 26.31 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1991 | 11.09 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 1992 | -72.87 % change on previous year | -757.2% |
| 1993 | 42.52 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1994 | -29.2 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 1995 | 152.44 % change on previous year | -622.0% |
| 1996 | 107.24 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1997 | -31.29 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1998 | 72.16 % change on previous year | -330.6% |
| 1999 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2000 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -474.6% |
| 2001 | -13.6 % change on previous year | -451.4% |
| 2002 | -26.29 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
| 2003 | -30.85 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3984 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2005 | 34.62 % change on previous year | +8589.2% |
| 2006 | -19.89 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2007 | 54.15 % change on previous year | -372.3% |
| 2008 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 2009 | -39.56 % change on previous year | -363.9% |
| 2010 | 109.48 % change on previous year | -376.8% |
| 2011 | -35.57 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 2012 | 12.92 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 2013 | 84.73 % change on previous year | +555.8% |
| 2014 | 54.54 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 18.64 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2016 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 2017 | 18.76 % change on previous year | -345.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2019 | 11.17 % change on previous year | +432.3% |
| 2020 | -32.6 % change on previous year | -391.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -32.6 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.01 % change on previous year. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -32.6 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.85 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -15093.3% | 0.0444 % change on previous year | -6.66 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +8589.2% | 0.3984 % change on previous year | 34.62 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1875.6% | 0.6846 % change on previous year | 13.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.16 % change on previous year | -15.13 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 25.2 % change on previous year | -57.02 % change on previous year | 219.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.14 % change on previous year | -51.26 % change on previous year | 292.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.74 % change on previous year | -72.87 % change on previous year | 152.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.22 % change on previous year | -39.56 % change on previous year | 54.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.92 % change on previous year | -35.57 % change on previous year | 109.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -32.6 % change on previous year | -32.6 % change on previous year | -32.6 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 179 Algeria -27.03 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea -27.99 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Guinea -30.17 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Burundi -44.1 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Gabon -54.6 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Czechoslovakia -63.47 % 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Malawi was -32.6 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 292.52 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.87 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.8%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.