| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Credit From Monetary Authorities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,074.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Capital Accounts (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 210,387.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Money Banks: Other Items: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -240,551.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Foreign Assets: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 354,992.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Domestic Credit (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 764,342.46
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Claims on Government: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 346,822.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,214.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Claims on Private Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 408,304.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Claims on Other Banking Institution or Other Financi... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 389,047.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Money: Seasonally Adjusted (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 380,798.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Quasi Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 508,218.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Money Plus Quasi Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 897,265.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Restricted Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Capital Accounts (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 243,868.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Monetary Survey: Other Items: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -21,799.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Reserves (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,207.71
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Claims On Monetary Authorities: Securitie... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Foreign Assets (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,110.59
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Claims on Government (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,835.96
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Insurance Companies: Claims on Government (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,800.03
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.21
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Claims on Private Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,649.90
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Insurance Companies: Claims on Private Se... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29,992.14
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Insurance Companies: Claims on Private Se... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 255.69
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Claims on Deposit Money Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,793.24
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Sight Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,213.19
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Time and Savings Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,408.44
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Foreign Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.18
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Credit from Monetary Authorities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Credit from Deposit Money Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 508.44
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Capital and Reserves (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,484.69
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Other Items: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -30.30
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Other Banking Institutions: Insurance Companies: Increase in Total As... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,265.41
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Foreign Assets: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29,940.81
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Domestic Credit (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80,374.25
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Claims on Central Government: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23,999.63
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,736.74
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Claims on Private Sector (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52,637.88
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Liquid Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 110,274.17
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Liabilities Of Central Bank: Securities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,809.61
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Restricted Deposits (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Capital Accounts (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,657.27
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Banking Survey: Other Items: Net (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -21,426.00
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Money Supply: M1 (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 395,866.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Money Supply: M2 (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 897,265.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Treasury Bill Rate: Government Securities (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Deposit Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Lending Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 342.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Consumer Price Index (CPI): % Change (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Industrial Production Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.21
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Employment (Person th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,101.42
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: Local Currency (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 435,222.49
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Exports: fob: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,195.73
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: Local Currency (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,029,795.34
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Imports: cif: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,831.28
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,312,793.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 530,033.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 399,827.59
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Changes in Inventories (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Private Consumption Expenditure (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,467,750.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Net Primary Income from Abroad (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -39,491.72
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,791,009.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: GDP: Gross National Income (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,835,842.20
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,919,395.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 168.54
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 110.50
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83,725.41
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 68,203.73
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,749.31
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Credi... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15,420.65
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Credi... (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31,169.96
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi MW: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Surplus/Deficit (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -21,284.28
            
                                            Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1969 - Jun 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Exports (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 130.50
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.48
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic: Building and Construction (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 122.75
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic: Consumer Goods (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.98
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic: Consumer Goods: Food, Beverag... (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 127.20
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic: Consumer Goods: Clothing, Foo... (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.40
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Mfg: Domestic: Consumer Goods: Others (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.95
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Industrial Production Index: Electricity and Water (1984=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 333.00
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Electricity Sales: Power (kWh mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.60
            
                                            Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Electricity Sales: Power: Value (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,193.40
            
                                            Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Electricity Sales: General Tariff (kWh mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.50
            
                                            Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Electricity Sales: General Tariff: Value (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 999.20
            
                                            Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Electricity Consumption: Value (kWh mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,607.90
            
                                            Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Foreign Assets: excl Reserve Bank Encumbered Reserve... (MWK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 379.20
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit: Government (MWK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 495.90
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit: Private Sector (MWK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 391.90
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit: Public Sector excl... (MWK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.10
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Aggregates: M2: MoM (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.80
            
                                            Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2005 - Aug 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Money and Quasi Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 842,326.50
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Quasi Money (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 466,225.00
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Foreign Assets: Monetary Authorities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 225,570.90
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Net Foreign Assets: Commercial Banks (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 121,398.00
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Monetary Survey: Reserve Bank Foreign Liabilities (MWK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 226,880.10
            
                                            Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Sep 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Malawi Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Non Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.90
            
                                            Feb 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2002 - Feb 2018
                                         |