Malawi Current Account Balance
1977 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Malawi Current Account Balance
- Malawi Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit of 2.2 USD bn in the previous year.
- Malawi Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1977 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of -73.5 USD mn.
- The data reached an all-time high of -4.4 USD mn in Dec 1998 and a record low of -2.3 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- CEIC converts annual Current Account Balance into USD. The National Statistical Office of Malawi provides Current Account Balance in local Currency. The Reserve Bank of Malawi average market exchange rate is used for currency conversations. Current Account Balance prior to 2012 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 46.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Malawi Direct Investment Abroad fell by 122.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 146.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 10.9 USD bn in Dec 2019.
View Malawi's Current Account Balance from 1977 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Malawi's Current Account Balance in 2023?
Malawi Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit of 2.2 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2,276.0 2023 | -2,217.4 2022 | -2,276.0 2023 | -4.4 1998 | USD mn | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
Current Account Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -298.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -2,970.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | -3,015.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -478.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | -8,752.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -2,343.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 1,174.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 459.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 241.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 13.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -1,678.2 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -5.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -221.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 495.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | -5,121.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 543.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -930.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -67.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | -7,027.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | -4,598.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 195,600.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -2,594.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,465.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -292.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 1,414.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 6,659.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 2,686.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -2,190.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -92.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 149,636.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 58.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | -1,895.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -272.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 17,362.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 1,120.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -479.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 12,276.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 1,554.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -644.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | -2,351.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1949 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 4,047.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 13,232.0 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 22,116.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 579.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 4,005.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | -3,523.6 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -859.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -3,111.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -124.0 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,647.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -523.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 8,094.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -1,813.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -209.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 46.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 413.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 823.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 17,952.3 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 37.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -2,276.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,897.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 586.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -330.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -1,005.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 149.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 69.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,119.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -756.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 1,044.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Mar 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 1,453.6 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 15,020.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1967 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | -2,045.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 3,726.7 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 21,146.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 3,068.7 2024 | yearly | 1974 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -621.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -665.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 522.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -675.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 2,455.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -1,678.8 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | -847.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 261.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 7,484.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -3,670.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 8,100.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | -14,396.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -396.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 26,008.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 124.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 521.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -1,131.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 2,198.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 500.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -1,008.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 8,747.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 12,320.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -187.076 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,677.860 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.5 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| 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) | 18,587.472 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) | 52,033.349 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) | 10,889.039 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) | 515.600 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) | 209.600 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) | 522.300 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) | 434.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) | -6.700 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.545 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -173.1 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 117.0 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 40.9 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 60.077 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 222.975 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 34.498 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 290.1 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -3.1 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 105,095.742 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 79,592.082 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1.390 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1984 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2.293 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.111 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 35.873 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 1999 - Jul 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) | 526,730.649 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) | -266,219.080 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) | 10,682.068 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) | 261,073.377 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 93.195 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 89.753 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.916 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 122.732 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 9.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 2011 | yearly | 2006 - 2011 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 83.604 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,005.072 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 4,277.595 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 51.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Nov 2025 |
| 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 Nov 2015 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2015 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 438.636 Sep 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 84.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 6,092.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 53.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 17.7 Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 7.49 2023 | yearly | 2017 - 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) | 5,370.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) | 796.100 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) | 848.900 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) | 7,805.500 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) | 400,770.800 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2022 |
| Bank Deposits (MWK bn) | 616.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Jan 2025 |
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