Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita was 21.13 SDR per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Malawi, 1965–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malawi is 21.13 SDR per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malawi peaked at 32.19 SDR per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.75 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.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 | 12.98 SDR per person | +213.2% |
| 1978 | 10.17 SDR per person | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 9.58 SDR per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 9.5 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 7.14 SDR per person | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 3.81 SDR per person | -46.6% |
| 1983 | 2.75 SDR per person | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 8.43 SDR per person | +206.4% |
| 1985 | 5.87 SDR per person | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 3.06 SDR per person | -47.8% |
| 1987 | 4.93 SDR per person | +61.1% |
| 1988 | 12.81 SDR per person | +159.6% |
| 1989 | 8.75 SDR per person | -31.7% |
| 1990 | 10.46 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 11.2 SDR per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 3.17 SDR per person | -71.7% |
| 1993 | 4.38 SDR per person | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 3.22 SDR per person | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 7.62 SDR per person | +137.0% |
| 1996 | 15.13 SDR per person | +98.6% |
| 1997 | 10.24 SDR per person | -32.3% |
| 1998 | 17.05 SDR per person | +66.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5 SDR per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 16.72 SDR per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 14.14 SDR per person | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 10.27 SDR per person | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 7.04 SDR per person | -31.5% |
| 2004 | 6.89 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 9 SDR per person | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 7.15 SDR per person | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6 SDR per person | +48.2% |
| 2008 | 11.79 SDR per person | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 7.23 SDR per person | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 14.25 SDR per person | +96.9% |
| 2011 | 9.26 SDR per person | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 10.13 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 17.22 SDR per person | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 25.58 SDR per person | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 28.79 SDR per person | +12.5% |
| 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 | 9.02 SDR per person | 4.15 SDR per person | 12.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.71 SDR per person | 2.75 SDR per person | 12.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9 SDR per person | 3.17 SDR per person | 17.05 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 SDR per person | 6.89 SDR per person | 16.72 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.29 SDR per person | 9.26 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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 362,247 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 449,295 SDR (2014)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.69 million SDR (2014)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 405.92 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malawi?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malawi was 21.13 SDR per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.19 SDR per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 SDR per person in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.