Malawi

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 10,862.6 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%) 4.0 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 10.386 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
GDP per Capita (USD) 655.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 6.3 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 6,072.721 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 79.2 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,066.186 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 13.9 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%) 12.3 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 943.616 2019 yearly 1973 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 12,925.380 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Gross Savings Rate (%) 11.2 2019 yearly 1977 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 1,847.620 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 495.873 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 4.529 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 46.339 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -27.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 33,241.000 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 19.496 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,434.345 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) 5,949.159 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) 16,005.827 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) 4,814.306 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 246.700 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 70.100 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 226.000 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 209.600 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) 20.700 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2023
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 19.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 67.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Labour Productivity Growth (%) -2.62 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 26.196 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 1,538 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) 1.6 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 940.000 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 598.000 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 348.612 2011 yearly 2005 - 2011
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 28.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2023
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 37.903 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 20.3 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 6.496 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -42.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 47.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 44.213 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 221.872 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6.964 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 89.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -35.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 90,702.185 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 85,896.266 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.492 May 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - May 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2.683 May 2023 monthly Jul 1987 - May 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2.137 May 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - May 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 42.717 May 2023 monthly Feb 1999 - May 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 92,870.700 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -44,269.600 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 13,399.500 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 48,601.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,752.1 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.0 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -146.327 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
External Debt (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 145.6 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.189 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -6,362.974 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn) -99,300.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 66.146 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,005.072 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 3,062.070 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jun 2023
M2 Growth (%) 36.0 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jun 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.8 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2019 - Aug 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 22.783 Jul 2014 monthly Jan 1972 - Jul 2014
Total Deposits (USD mn) 217.478 Jul 2023 monthly Feb 2005 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 150.9 Jul 2023 monthly Feb 2006 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,856.9 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 32.7 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jun 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.35 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) 3,266.400 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jul 2023
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 4,207.100 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jul 2023
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) 411,940.200 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2022
Bank Deposits (MWK bn) 229.100 Jul 2023 monthly Feb 2005 - Jul 2023
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 40.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 21.5 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2022
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 21.400 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jul 2023
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/MWK) 1,034.870 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 24.00 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Aug 2023
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 13.00 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jun 2023
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2010=100) 102.1 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1979 - Jul 2023
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 124 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023
Crude Oil: Production (%) -27.710 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 35 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) -43.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (11Nov1996=100) 119,078.0 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2023
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 41.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2023
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 5,760.000 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2023
Shares Trading: Malawi Stock Exchange: Value (MWK th) 5,619,236.665 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2023
Shares Trading: Malawi Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit) 37,473,913.000 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2023
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 139.000 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 12,465.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 11,940,135.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 0.063 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 60.032 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 845.209 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,038.750 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Television (USD th) 39.994 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 90,731.565 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,038.750 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Television (USD th) 39.994 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Passenger Traffic: Lake (Person th) 6.000 Dec 2019 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2019
Passenger Traffic: Rail (Person th) 34.147 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
No of Newly Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit) 2,787.000 Jun 2019 monthly Jan 2007 - Jun 2019

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