Malawi Teledensity: Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Malawi Teledensity: Mobile

  • Malawi Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 61.087 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 59.650 Number for Dec 2022
  • Malawi Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 0.067 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 61.087 Number in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Number in 1994
  • Malawi Teledensity: Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table MW.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Weighted average;

View Malawi's Teledensity: Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Malawi Teledensity: Mobile

What was Malawi's Teledensity: Mobile in 2023?

Malawi Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 61.087 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
61.087 2023 59.650 2022 0.000 1994 61.087 2023 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Number) 55.547 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Number) 92.997 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 111.606 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Number) 156.097 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Number) 70.052 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Number) 200.541 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 137.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 134.520 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Number) 130.648 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Australia (Number) 112.513 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 121.746 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 107.687 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Number) 100.048 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Number) 153.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 114.355 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Number) 114.581 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 128.979 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 103.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Number) 67.175 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Benin (Number) 116.036 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Number) 105.274 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bhutan (Number) 95.626 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Number) 101.572 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 117.734 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Number) 179.027 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 101.020 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 127.012 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 117.933 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Number) 119.463 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Burundi (Number) 63.163 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 120.809 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cameroon (Number) 96.482 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Number) 94.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Number) 113.023 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Number) 139.315 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Central African Republic (Number) 38.822 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chad (Number) 70.187 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 135.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 128.247 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 166.980 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Number) 109.856 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 94.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Number) 145.789 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 117.113 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Number) 69.577 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 155.696 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 126.005 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) 53.189 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 126.919 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Number) 48.450 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Number) 85.190 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Number) 91.868 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 101.032 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 92.826 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 179.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Equatorial Guinea (Number) 49.538 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Number) 59.125 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 150.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Number) 128.399 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Number) 56.964 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Number) 105.804 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Fiji (Number) 111.749 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Finland (Number) 127.473 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 116.688 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Number) 118.778 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gabon (Number) 122.607 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gambia (Number) 106.782 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Number) 155.250 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Number) 124.663 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 98.806 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Number) 110.792 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Number) 118.637 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Grenada (Number) 95.759 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guatemala (Number) 113.709 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guinea (Number) 108.885 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea-Bissau (Number) 128.111 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Number) 112.565 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Haiti (Number) 65.189 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Honduras (Number) 74.415 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 319.494 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 105.054 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 123.382 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 80.563 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 125.238 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 166.280 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 101.389 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 110.798 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 153.337 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Italy (Number) 131.872 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 171.989 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 115.092 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 178.432 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 67.546 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 127.115 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 120.612 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Number) 51.254 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 162.114 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 167.684 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 108.591 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Number) 64.759 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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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: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 566.700 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 520.900 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 577.500 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 526.500 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -10.800 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 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) 0.253 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 0.146 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.782 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 19.848 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 1999 - Aug 2025
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: Exports (MWK mn) 261,073.377 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) 4,162.371 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 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) 6,110.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 46.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 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) 7,217.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 10,595.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 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: 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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