Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2002 - 2019 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

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:

Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

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 (%) 4.697 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 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 (%) 16.272 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 5.403 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 14.379 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 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 (%) 42.386 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 9.672 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 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 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.890 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 12.631 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 52.267 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.085 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.684 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.190 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.359 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.648 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.744 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.978 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.731 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 16.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 17.967 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.888 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.470 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 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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Malawi Key Series

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 (%) 13.5 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: Net Financing (MWK bn) 520.900 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 566.700 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 577.500 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -10.800 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 526.500 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -173.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 117.0 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 40.9 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 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) 290.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 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) 0.253 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 0.146 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.782 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 19.848 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 1999 - Aug 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -266,219.080 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 10,682.068 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 261,073.377 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 526,730.649 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 122.732 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.195 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 89.753 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 140.916 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.0 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2.868 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
External Debt (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 13.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.007 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -6,956.681 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn) -99,300.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
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) 4,162.371 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 51.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025
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) 6,110.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 46.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 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) 7,217.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 10,595.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 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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