Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate

1979 - 2025 | Monthly | 2010=100 | CEIC Data

Key information about Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate

  • Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER: 2010=100: Month Avg: Malawi) was 108.6 in Dec 2025, compared with the number of 107.6 in the previous month.
  • Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate data is updated monthly and averaged 614.3 from Dec 1979 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 614.3 in Dec 1979 and a record low of 56.0 in Apr 2013.

The International Monetary Fund provides Real Effective Exchange Rate with base 2010=100. CPI is used as a deflator. An increase in REER indicates reduced competitiveness for the reporting economy. Due to lack of historical data the indicator cannot be recalculated with base 2005=100.


Related information about Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate

  • In the latest reports, Malawi Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 91 Days was reported at 16.0 % pa in Nov 2025.
  • The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Bank Rate) was set at 26.0 % pa in Dec 2025.
  • Malawi Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1,750.1 (USD/MWK) in Sep 2025.

View Malawi's Real Effective Exchange Rate from Dec 1979 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate

What was Malawi's Real Effective Exchange Rate in Dec 2025?

Malawi Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER: 2010=100: Month Avg: Malawi) was 108.6 in Dec 2025, compared with the number of 107.6 in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
108.6 Dec 2025 107.6 Nov 2025 56.0 Apr 2013 614.3 Dec 1979 2010=100 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025

Real Effective Exchange Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (2005=100) 98.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Argentina (2005=100) 58.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Armenia (2005=100) 240.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Australia (2005=100) 104.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Austria (2005=100) 106.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (2005=100) 144.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Bahrain (2005=100) 92.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (2015-2016=100) 99.5 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
Belarus (2005=100) 101.0 Dec 2014 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2014
Belgium (2005=100) 105.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (2005=100) 48.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005=100) 97.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Botswana (Dec2018=100) 95.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Brazil (2005=100) 88.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (2005=100) 132.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Canada (2005=100) 87.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (2005=100) 106.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
China (2005=100) 131.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Colombia (2005=100) 100.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Croatia (2005=100) 106.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (2005=100) 90.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (2005=100) 149.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Denmark (2005=100) 98.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (2007=100) 110.3 Nov 2017 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2017
Estonia (2005=100) 146.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (2005=100) 95.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Finland (2005=100) 94.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
France (2005=100) 91.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Georgia (2005=100) 129.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Nov 2025
Germany (2005=100) 96.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Ghana (2005=100) 87.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
Greece (2005=100) 95.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (2005=100) 106.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Hungary (2005=100) 96.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Iceland (2005=100) 95.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
India (2005=100) 104.7 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (2005=100) 106.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Iran (2005=100) 1,422.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Ireland (2005=100) 86.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Israel (2005=100) 137.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Italy (2005=100) 94.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (2005=100) 101.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
Japan (2005=100) 53.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (2005=100) 104.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Kenya (2005=100) 73.5 Aug 2015 monthly Oct 1997 - Aug 2015
South Korea (2005=100) 75.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (Jan2007=100) 124.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
Kyrgyzstan (2005=100) 139.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Latvia (2005=100) 131.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Lithuania (2005=100) 132.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (2005=100) 100.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (2005=100) 113.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Malawi (2010=100) 108.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (2005=100) 96.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Malta (2005=100) 99.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Mexico (2005=100) 97.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2025
Moldova (2005=100) 232.9 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (2005=100) 126.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Morocco (2005=100) 95.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Netherlands (2005=100) 101.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (2005=100) 91.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (2005=100) 109.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
Norway (2005=100) 75.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (2010=100) 103.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (2005=100) 61.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Peru (2005=100) 85.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Philippines (2005=100) 136.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Poland (2005=100) 120.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Portugal (2005=100) 94.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Romania (2005=100) 121.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Russia (2005=100) 116.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (2005=100) 124.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Serbia (2005=100) 146.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Singapore (2005=100) 136.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (2005=100) 143.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (2005=100) 102.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
South Africa (2005=100) 91.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Spain (2005=100) 99.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (2017=100) 71.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
Sweden (2005=100) 82.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (2005=100) 116.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (2005=100) 92.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Thailand (2005=100) 124.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (2005=100) 88.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Turkey (2005=100) 63.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (2005=100) 83.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
United Arab Emirates (2005=100) 121.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (2005=100) 88.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
United States (Jan2006=100) 114.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Uruguay (2005=100) 45.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Venezuela (2005=100) 0.8 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2019
Zambia (2005=100) 95.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2025

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Malawi Key Series

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) -6.171 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 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: Net Financing (MWK bn) 722.400 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 498.500 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -76.400 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 331.500 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 422.100 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 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) 2.490 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 13.530 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.276 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 30.902 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 261,073.377 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 526,730.649 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 Balance (MWK mn) -266,219.080 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 89.753 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.195 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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
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) 2.868 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
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) 75.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.007 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -6,956.681 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn) -99,300.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
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) 4,195.127 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 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) 323.758 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,367.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 51.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 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) 7,274.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 11,040.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) 400,770.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2022
Bank Deposits (MWK bn) 561.400 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Oct 2025

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