Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
Key information about Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
- Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 7.753 % in Dec 2019
- This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.790 % for Dec 2018
- Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.399 % from Dec 2002 to 2019, with 18 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 11.423 % in 2016 and a record low of 2.320 % in 2009
- Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Annual
CEIC calculates annual Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and annual Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. The National Statistical Office of Malawi provides Nominal GDP in USD. Nominal GDP prior to 2017 is based on old methodology.
View Malawi's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from 2002 to 2019 in the chart:
What was Malawi's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in 2019?
Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 7.753 % in Dec 2019 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.753 2019 | 7.790 2018 | 2.320 2009 | 11.423 2016 | % | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 25.234 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 20.152 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Argentina (%) | 4.714 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 15.307 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 2.270 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 0.759 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.986 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 6.720 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 4.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Belarus (%) | 5.975 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 0.911 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.100 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 30.818 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 19.402 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 13.600 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 5.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 34.020 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 7.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Canada (%) | 4.225 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 12.505 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 6.200 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | 13.886 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 39.884 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.679 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 42.387 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 19.938 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.888 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 7.981 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 3.955 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 1.766 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 3.177 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.956 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 11.063 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 0.713 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 5.520 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 1.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 99.623 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 17.025 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 16.611 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 3.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1962 - Jan 2026 |
| Indonesia (%) | 9.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.650 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 38.896 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 2.101 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.005 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.840 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 24.820 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 5.206 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 8.419 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 7.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 13.490 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 26.539 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 8.045 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 8.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Latvia (%) | 8.989 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 7.448 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 5.368 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.052 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 59.035 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 24.433 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 7.753 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Jan 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 4.034 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 49.002 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 12.673 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 26.205 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 19.853 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 19.347 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 22.335 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 16.441 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 3.750 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2011 - Jan 2026 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (%) | 0.728 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 16.154 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 13.984 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 15.854 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.659 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 4.178 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 18.250 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 24.077 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Poland (%) | 19.371 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 1.976 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 18.189 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 16.648 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 16.799 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 33.447 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 27.055 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 65.663 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 7.453 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 1.918 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 11.336 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.483 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 2.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.000 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.102 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 89.325 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 31.149 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -6.171 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,677.860 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) | 18,587.472 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) | 52,033.349 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) | 10,889.039 2030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) | 422.100 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) | 722.400 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) | 331.500 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) | 498.500 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) | -76.400 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.545 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -228.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 87.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -5.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 60.077 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 222.975 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 34.498 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 316.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 27.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 105,095.742 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 79,592.082 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 3.088 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1984 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 4.813 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.007 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 31.902 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) | -474,925.391 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) | 581,484.019 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) | 106,558.628 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) | 755.350 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 89.753 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 122.732 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 93.195 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.916 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 9.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 2011 | yearly | 2006 - 2011 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 83.604 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,005.072 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 4,195.127 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 51.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 413.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jun 1965 - Oct 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.753 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 22.783 Nov 2015 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2015 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 323.758 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 6,367.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 51.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Nov 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 17.7 Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 7.49 2023 | yearly | 2017 - 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) | 7,274.400 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) | 11,040.600 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) | 796.100 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) | 848.900 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) | 400,770.800 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2022 |
| Bank Deposits (MWK bn) | 561.400 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Oct 2025 |
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