Total reserves includes gold in Malawi
Malawi: Total reserves includes gold was 3.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Total reserves includes gold in Malawi, 1965–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.9% for total reserves includes gold in 2011.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves includes gold in Malawi peaked at 15.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1983.
Malawi ranks 50th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves includes gold in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 11.0% | — |
| 1966 | 8.2% | -25.2% |
| 1967 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | +27.2% |
| 1971 | 8.7% | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +68.1% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -32.8% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -61.0% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +180.8% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -26.1% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -44.8% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -31.4% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +202.1% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -42.4% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +96.1% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | +122.8% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -39.3% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -65.7% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +103.8% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -44.5% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +170.2% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -48.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +85.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 3.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 1.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 2.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
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 includes gold in Malawi?
- Total reserves includes gold in Malawi was 3.9% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total reserves includes gold recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest total reserves includes gold recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for total reserves includes gold?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total reserves includes gold rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.