Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves

1965 - 2021 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 413.8 USD mn in Oct 2021, compared with 530.3 USD mn in the previous month
  • Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jun 1965 to Oct 2021
  • The data reached an all-time high of 924.6 USD mn in Jan 2019 and a record low of 10.4 USD mn in Jan 1984

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 1.7 Months of Import in Oct 2021.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 2.4 USD bn YoY in Apr 2024.
  • Malawi Domestic Credit reached 3.3 USD bn in Mar 2024, representing an increased of 46.8 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 6.1 % in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 6.9 % in the previous quarter.

View Malawi's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Jun 1965 to Oct 2021 in the chart:

Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Malawi's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Oct 2021?

Malawi Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 413.8 USD mn in Oct 2021, compared with 530.3 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
413.8 Oct 2021 530.3 Sep 2021 10.4 Jan 1984 924.6 Jan 2019 USD mn monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 5,618.8 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 66,159.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Sep 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 21,843.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 3,581.5 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2024
Australia (USD mn) 38,916.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Oct 2024
Austria (USD mn) 3,550.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 12,870.6 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Aug 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,077.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1965 - Feb 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 2,943.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 5,300.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 139.3 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 9,492.7 Sep 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 337,970.0 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 3,211.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 40,968.6 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 16,470.9 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
Canada (USD mn) 94,663.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2024
Chile (USD mn) 41,506.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 3,261,050.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 57,726.1 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 243.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 146,334.1 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 84,961.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 6,304.4 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 33,418.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 1,828.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
European Union (USD mn) 301,563.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (USD mn) 8,569.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
France (USD mn) 29,516.5 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Sep 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 3,635.3 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Sep 2024
Germany (USD mn) 37,441.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 3,870.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 422,653.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 41,841.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 5,832.7 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Sep 2024
India (USD mn) 617,075.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1989 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 134,629.2 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 4,893.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Israel (USD mn) 215,772.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Italy (USD mn) 52,371.4 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 16.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1962 - Aug 2024
Japan (USD mn) 1,112,931.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 14,473.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 17,955.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 8,024.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Jul 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 391,672.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,350.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 42,293.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Aug 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,181.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2024
Laos (USD mn) 1,819.3 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 4,050.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 14,817.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,567.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Oct 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 272.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 28,810.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,323.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 107,100.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2024
Malta (USD mn) 1,073.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 6,328.5 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1960 - Aug 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 201,960.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,585.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,072.2 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Jul 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,600.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 33,804.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,762.0 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 1984 - Sep 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 14,784.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 7,302.2 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 17,316.3 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 34,762.2 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) 77,852.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Oman (USD mn) 16,061.4 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1970 - Aug 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 14,174.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 471.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Panama (USD mn) 4,502.2 Jul 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Jul 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 8,761.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Peru (USD mn) 73,997.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 97,240.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) 175,852.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 537,320.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 42,561.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Sep 2024
Romania (USD mn) 64,571.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2024
Russia (USD mn) 405,081.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 431,870.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 27,507.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 369,677.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 10,027.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,292.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 46,191.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Spain (USD mn) 63,524.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,948.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 43,834.0 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 816,745.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Aug 2024
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do

Malawi Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -108.094 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,677.860 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.8 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) 8,041.529 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) 23,726.151 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) 7,547.370 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 329.700 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 109.900 Jul 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jul 2024
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 223.300 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -189.200 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 518.900 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -194.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 41.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 21.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 632.702 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 221.872 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6.964 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 235.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 66.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 90,702.185 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 85,896.266 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.777 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jul 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2.684 Jul 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Jul 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.090 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 35.015 Jul 2024 monthly Feb 1999 - Jul 2024
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 480.500 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 70,428.100 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -333,702.200 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 404,130.300 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,752.1 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
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) 2.597 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
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) 90.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.425 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
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 (%) 8.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 48.423 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,005.072 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,740.293 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Aug 2024
M2 Growth (%) 36.0 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jun 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Aug 2024
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) 234.254 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2005 - Aug 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 66.5 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,880.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 53.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Aug 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.35 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) 4,751.700 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Aug 2024
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 6,729.300 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Aug 2024
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) 400,770.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2022
Bank Deposits (MWK bn) 406.200 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2005 - Aug 2024

More Indicators for Malawi

Request a demo of CEIC

CEIC’s economic databases cover over 200 global markets. Our Platform offers the most reliable macroeconomic data and advanced analytical tools.

Request a demo
Please note, product demos are not available for students. Please click here to find out more about the version of CEIC available for student users.
Unlimited access tailored to your data needs
Flexible monthly access to CEIC data