Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita was 21.13 SDR per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Malawi, 1965–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Malawi is 21.13 SDR per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Malawi peaked at 32.19 SDR per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.09 SDR per person, in 1983.
Malawi ranks 174th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.16 SDR per person | — |
| 1966 | 5.1 SDR per person | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 5.23 SDR per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 5.1 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 4.65 SDR per person | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 6.3 SDR per person | +35.6% |
| 1971 | 6.19 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 6.85 SDR per person | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 11.04 SDR per person | +61.2% |
| 1974 | 12.99 SDR per person | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 9.93 SDR per person | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 4.15 SDR per person | -58.2% |
| 1977 | 12.83 SDR per person | +209.4% |
| 1978 | 9.88 SDR per person | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 8.75 SDR per person | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 8.56 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 6.47 SDR per person | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 3.03 SDR per person | -53.1% |
| 1983 | 2.09 SDR per person | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 7.87 SDR per person | +277.5% |
| 1985 | 5.37 SDR per person | -31.8% |
| 1986 | 2.54 SDR per person | -52.6% |
| 1987 | 4.41 SDR per person | +73.2% |
| 1988 | 12.36 SDR per person | +180.5% |
| 1989 | 8.32 SDR per person | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 10.1 SDR per person | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 10.88 SDR per person | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 2.87 SDR per person | -73.7% |
| 1993 | 4.03 SDR per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 2.88 SDR per person | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 7.29 SDR per person | +152.8% |
| 1996 | 14.82 SDR per person | +103.2% |
| 1997 | 9.98 SDR per person | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 16.81 SDR per person | +68.5% |
| 1999 | 16.25 SDR per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 16.48 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.9 SDR per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 10 SDR per person | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 6.74 SDR per person | -32.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.64 SDR per person | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 6.74 SDR per person | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1 SDR per person | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 11.28 SDR per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 6.62 SDR per person | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 13.46 SDR per person | +103.4% |
| 2011 | 8.42 SDR per person | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 9.24 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6 SDR per person | +79.6% |
| 2014 | 24.94 SDR per person | +50.3% |
| 2015 | 28.79 SDR per person | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 25.88 SDR per person | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 29.91 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 29.73 SDR per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.19 SDR per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 21.13 SDR per person | -34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.25 SDR per person | 4.65 SDR per person | 6.16 SDR per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 8.89 SDR per person | 4.15 SDR per person | 12.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.1 SDR per person | 2.09 SDR per person | 12.36 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.59 SDR per person | 2.87 SDR per person | 16.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.71 SDR per person | 6.6 SDR per person | 16.48 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.92 SDR per person | 8.42 SDR per person | 32.19 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.13 SDR per person | 21.13 SDR per person | 21.13 SDR per person | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -33.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 20.78 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Malawi?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Malawi was 21.13 SDR per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.19 SDR per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 SDR per person in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.