| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East, North A... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East, North A... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East, North A... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.73
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.86
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Europe Not S... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Countries or Area Not Specified (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Other Countries Not Elsewhere Classified (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Belarus (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.11
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Moldova (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Russia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.52
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Develop... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 344.86
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Ukraine (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Uzbekis... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Czech Republic (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Slovak Republic (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Estonia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.23
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Latvia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Lithuania (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Other Countries Not Elsewhere Classified: North Korea (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Slovenia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.45
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: European Union (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 345.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Current Account: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -11.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Final Consumption Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 102.70
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Gross Capital Formation: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.20
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Official Rate: End of Period: National Currency per SDR (MWK/XDR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,042.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Official Rate: End of Period: National Currency per USD (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 732.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Index: From INS (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Official Rate: Period Average: National Currency per SDR (MWK/XDR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,012.54
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Official Rate: Period Average: SDR per National Currency (XDR/MWK)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Real Effective Exchange Rate Index: Based on Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Official Rate: Period Average: National Currency per USD (MWK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 730.27
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: International Reserves (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 489.80
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Gold: Volume (Fine Troy oz mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.78
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Special Drawing Rights (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: SDRs (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.38
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Allocations of SDRs to Date (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: SDR Holdings: % of Allocation (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Reserve Position in the Fund (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Position in the Fund (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Foreign Exchange (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 670.27
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Total Reserves Minus Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 678.73
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: Outstanding Loans: Structural Adj. F... (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 157.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: General Resources Account (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Quota (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 138.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Currency Holdings: % of Quota (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 98.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Fund Holdings of Currency (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 136.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: Use of Fund Credit (UFC) (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 157.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: % of Quota (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 113.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Monetary Authorities: Other Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Deposit Money Banks: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 204.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Deposit Money Banks: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Nonfinancial Banking Institutions: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.04
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: International Liquidity: Nonfinancial Banking Institutions: Liabiliti... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Foreign Assets (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 441,852.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Government (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 457,957.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Deposit Money Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Other Banking Institutions or Other F... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Reserve Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 240,618.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Reserve Money: of which Currency Outside Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 146,005.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Restricted Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Foreign Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 218,080.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Government Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 192,962.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Capital Accounts (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33,480.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Authorities: Other Items: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 214,668.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Money Supply: Reserve Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 240,618.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Reserves (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106,602.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Monetary Authorities: Securities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Foreign Assets (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 148,061.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Government (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 131,297.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,214.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Private Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 408,304.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Demand Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 243,041.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Time, Savings, and Foreign Currency Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 508,218.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Foreign Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,840.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Central Government Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49,470.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Credit From Monetary Authorities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,074.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         |