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Malawi Trade Balance

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Malawi Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 123.8 USD mn in May 2020, compared with a deficit of 98.4 USD mn in the previous month. Malawi Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1964 to May 2020, with an averaged value of -13.0 USD mn. The data reached an all-time high of 61.4 USD mn in Sep 1996 and a record low of -290.8 USD mn in Sep 2019. CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. The National Statistics Office of Malawi provides Trade Balance in local currency. The Reserve Bank of Malawi average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to January 1994 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

In the latest reports, Malawi Total Exports reached 36.8 USD mn in May 2020, a decrease of 61.1 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 160.6 USD mn in May 2020, a decrease of 33.6 % year on year.

What was Malawi's Trade Balance in May 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-123.8 USD mn May 2020 monthly Jan 1964 - May 2020	-98.4 USD mn Apr 2020 monthly Jan 1964 - May 2020	-290.8 Sep 2019	61.4 Sep 1996	USD mn	monthly	Jan 1964 - May 2020 Updated on 24 Sep 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-308.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 1998 - Oct 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-791.7 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Argentina (USD mn)	718.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-184.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Nov 1995 - Oct 2020
Australia (USD mn)	5,309.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Oct 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-788.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-432.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	856.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-923.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Sep 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	338.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	-1,510.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	-66.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 1994 - Oct 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	-314.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	-104.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Sep 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	3,727.7 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Nov 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	-104.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn)	-274.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-27.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-2,847.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Oct 2020
Chile (USD mn)	1,208.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Oct 2020
China (USD mn)	58,443.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Oct 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-944.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1958 - Sep 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-776.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-464.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	3,016.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Sep 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	1,029.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Sep 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	401.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1965 - Sep 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-2,706.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	4.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
European Union (USD mn)	27,127.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Finland (USD mn)	-447.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Sep 2020
France (USD mn)	-6,770.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-393.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2020
Germany (USD mn)	20,741.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Ghana (USD mn)	196.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Mar 2005 - Sep 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-1,744.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	-4,742.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	1,336.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Sep 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	-51.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
India (USD mn)	-9,960.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Nov 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	3,576.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1967 - Oct 2020
Iran (USD mn)	20,500.0 2015	yearly	1950 - 2015
Ireland (USD mn)	8,864.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Sep 2020
Israel (USD mn)	-1,553.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Oct 2020
Italy (USD mn)	8,365.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-97.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Japan (USD mn)	2,987.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Oct 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	-869.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1972 - Sep 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	-246.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 1995 - Sep 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-802.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 1992 - Sep 2020
South Korea (USD mn)	5,930.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Nov 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-314.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Oct 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	1,050.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	-88.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Laos (USD mn)	-9.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	-180.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-525.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	45.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	-578.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Sep 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	-1,348.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-101.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Sep 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-123.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - May 2020
Malaysia (USD mn)	4,637.9 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Oct 2020
Malta (USD mn)	-155.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Sep 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-188.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Sep 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	6,608.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Oct 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-296.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Sep 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	330.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Oct 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-182.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Oct 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-884.9 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Mozambique (USD mn)	-146.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Sep 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	8.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	-875.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Aug 1974 - Oct 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	6,446.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Sep 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	-332.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-2,239.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Norway (USD mn)	291.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Oman (USD mn)	525.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Jun 2020
Pakistan (USD mn)	-2,068.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Nov 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn)	-335.3 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Mar 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-600.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - Sep 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	162.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2020
Peru (USD mn)	636.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	-1,782.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Poland (USD mn)	1,671.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Sep 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-1,282.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	1,936.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Oct 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-1,816.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Sep 2020
Russia (USD mn)	10,796.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	108,440.2 2019	yearly	1957 - 2019
Serbia (USD mn)	-510.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Oct 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	3,208.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Oct 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	834.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Sep 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	372.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 1991 - Sep 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	2,198.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Oct 2020
Spain (USD mn)	-720.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Sep 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-524.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Sep 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-555.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	532.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	3,348.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-7,200.6 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Taiwan (USD mn)	6,433.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Oct 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-184.7 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2019
Thailand (USD mn)	2,046.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-233.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Oct 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-3,398.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Oct 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	-545.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	-10,386.2 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-31,204.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
United States (USD mn)	-80,417.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Oct 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	18.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Uzbekistan (USD mn)	-853.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2016 - Oct 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	-3,437.1 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Vietnam (USD mn)	600.3 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-411.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1990 - Aug 2020
Zambia (USD mn)	321.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Oct 2020

Malawi Key Series

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Financial Market

Transport and Telecommunications

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 (%)	13.853 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
GDP per Capita (USD)	440.500 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	7.7 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
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)	7,485.079 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	11.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	1,247.856 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	413.160 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.250 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	71.596 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Real GDP: YoY: Annual: Malawi (%)	5.721 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-2.5 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2014 - Dec 2019
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	51,563.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Industrial Production Index (2012=100)	112.900 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
Industrial Production Index: Manufacturing: Food Products (2012=100)	91.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
Industrial Production Index: Manufacturing: Beverages (2012=100)	101.400 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
Industrial Production Index: Electricity (2012=100)	248.200 Jul 2016	monthly	Jan 2013 - Jul 2016
Electricity Consumption (kWh mn)	71.600 Jul 2015	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2015

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-23.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Apr 2005 - Sep 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-30.288 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Sep 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	1,321.054 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	17.3 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
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)	2,943.203 2025	yearly	2002 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn)	7,373.027 2025	yearly	2002 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn)	2,577.078 2025	yearly	2002 - 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn)	103.300 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn)	-6.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn)	52.900 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn)	80.200 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn)	109.800 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	19.1 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	76.8 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	0.78 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	24.057 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
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)	348.642 2011	yearly	2005 - 2011

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	7.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Oct 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	12.208 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2019 - Jul 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.957 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	8.428 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-123.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - May 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	36.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-61.1 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - May 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	31.730 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	1,465.552 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	192.845 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	160.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-33.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - May 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	184,557.424 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	64,648.516 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	0.745 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1984 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	3.118 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 1987 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	0.964 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	26.860 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1999 - Jul 2020
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn)	-91,841.500 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn)	119,133.700 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn)	27,292.200 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn)	52.800 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	6.4 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-1,220.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-11.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	113.9 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.0 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	0.5 2015	yearly	2003 - 2015
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.4 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-36.017 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	455.995 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
External Debt (MWK mn)	1,569,794.2 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	39.4 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	68.3 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	0.6 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.610 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	-2,628.221 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn)	-99,300.000 2012	yearly	2003 - 2012

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	6.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	0.3 2011	yearly	2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	35.527 Sep 2019	quarterly	Jun 2015 - Sep 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	957.036 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	1,919.153 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Sep 2020
M2 Growth (%)	14.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Sep 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	3.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2019 - Nov 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	653.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jun 1965 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	7.548 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	3.9 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	22.783 Nov 2015	monthly	Jan 1972 - Nov 2015
Total Deposits (USD mn)	63.180 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 2005 - Aug 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	-36.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Feb 2006 - Sep 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	2,237.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Sep 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	31.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Sep 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	17.6 Dec 2011	monthly	Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	10.47 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn)	1,449.700 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Aug 2020
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn)	718.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Aug 2020
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn)	731.700 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Aug 2020
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn)	485,414.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Jun 2020
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn)	1,573.700 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Aug 2020
Bank Deposits (MWK bn)	47.400 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 2005 - Aug 2020

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	39.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2020
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	22.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks: Assets (MWK mn)	2,036,444.100 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jun 2020
Banking Sector: Return on Assets (%)	3.200 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Banking Sector: Return on Equity (%)	23.600 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Banking Sector: Capital Adequacy Ratio: Tier 1 Capital (%)	18.800 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	13.600 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Sep 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (MWK/USD)	756.063 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	12.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Nov 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	9.85 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2010=100)	83.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 1979 - Sep 2020
Commercial Banks: Avg Savings Deposits Rate (% pa)	4.200 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Aug 2020
Commercial Banks: Prime Lending Rate (% pa)	13.400 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Aug 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	132 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Mar 2020
Crude Oil: Production (%)	-2.504 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2014 - Dec 2019

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)	43 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	22.9 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (11Nov1996=100)	31,303.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	22.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	2,269.620 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Shares Trading: Malawi Stock Exchange: Value (MWK th)	4,857,975.498 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Shares Trading: Malawi Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit)	314,772,282.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	139.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	13,101.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	8,901,027.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	0.070 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	47.781 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	712.732 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	372.840 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	212.592 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	102,112.327 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	76,378.573 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	5,482.037 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passenger Traffic: Rail (Person th)	23.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2007 - Dec 2019
Passenger Traffic: Lake (Person th)	8.000 Sep 2018	monthly	Jan 2007 - Sep 2018
Passenger Traffic: Air: Lilongwe (Person th)	30.000 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 2007 - Dec 2017
Freight Traffic: Air: Lilongwe (Ton)	353.430 May 2016	monthly	Jan 2007 - May 2016
No of Newly Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit)	2,386.000 Apr 2015	monthly	Jan 2007 - Apr 2015
No of Newly Registered Motor Vehicles: Passenger Cars (Unit)	1,393.000 Apr 2015	monthly	Jan 2007 - Apr 2015
No of Newly Registered Motor Vehicles: Commercial Vehicles (CV) (Unit)	584.000 Apr 2015	monthly	Jan 2007 - Apr 2015

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