| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: British Pound: Buy (MWK/GBP)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 953.94
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: British Pound: Sell (MWK/GBP)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 978.48
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: US Dollar: Buy (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 716.82
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: US Dollar: Sell (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 735.26
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: Euro: Buy (MWK/EUR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 836.74
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: Euro: Sell (MWK/EUR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 858.27
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: Japanese Yen: Buy (MWK/JPY)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.60
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: Japanese Yen: Sell (MWK/JPY)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.77
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: South African Rand: Buy (MWK/ZAR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.27
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: South African Rand: Sell (MWK/ZAR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.75
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month End: US Dollar: Middle (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 726.04
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Feb 2005 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Foreign Exchange Rate: Month Avg: US Dollar (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 730.16
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1999 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Treasury Bills Yield: Month End (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.01
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2005 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Treasury Bills Yield: Month End: 182 Days (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.92
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2005 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Treasury Bills Yield: Month End: 271 Days (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.80
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2005 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Assets: Holdings of SDR (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,742.90
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Assets: Claims on Official Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 463,943.70
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Assets: Claims on Domestic Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,400.00
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Liabilities to Official Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 248,887.30
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Deposits of Central Government (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 248,887.30
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Deposits of Statutory Corporations (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Liabilities to Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84,873.50
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Deposits by Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 63,403.50
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Currency in Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,470.00
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Authorities: Liabilities: Currency Outside Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 153,613.90
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fue... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.11
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,221.29
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 484.66
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 820.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 108.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 516.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fue... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 259.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,175.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 537.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,897.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 250.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 713.06
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 883.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Year (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Fertilizer Consumption: per Hectare of Arable Land (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.20
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57,900.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 61.41
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,800,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.22
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.31
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,878,999.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.48
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31,470.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.38
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,181.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94,280.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 118,480.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,347.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 201.66
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,466.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servi... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.97
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,143.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 322.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.29
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,668.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Impor... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,021.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -16.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -194.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,225.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,038.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 128.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -282.15
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -9.22
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 398.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 229.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,241.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servi... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,105.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 135.76
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,248.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Expor... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 277.11
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.40
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 413.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         |