Malawi Foreign Trade Balance

1994 - 2024 | Monthly | MWK mn | National Statistical Office of Malawi

Malawi Foreign Trade Balance data was reported at -333,702.200 MWK mn in Mar 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of -218,529.700 MWK mn for Feb 2024. Malawi Foreign Trade Balance data is updated monthly, averaging -9,659.600 MWK mn from Jan 1994 (Median) to Mar 2024, with 361 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,093.800 MWK mn in Sep 2022 and a record low of -368,001.100 MWK mn in Dec 2023. Malawi Foreign Trade Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Office of Malawi. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malawi – Table MW.JA001: Trade Balance.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-333,702.200 Mar 2024	-218,529.700 Feb 2024	-368,001.100 Dec 2023	31,093.800 Sep 2022	MWK mn	monthly	Jan 1994 - Mar 2024

Related Indicators for Malawi Foreign Trade Balance

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Malawi Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn)	-333,702.200 Mar 2024	monthly	Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Malawi Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn)	404,130.300 Mar 2024	monthly	Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Malawi Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn)	480.500 Mar 2024	monthly	Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Malawi Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn)	70,428.100 Mar 2024	monthly	Jan 1994 - Mar 2024

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Malawi Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	1,847.620 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	495.873 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.529 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	6.3 2021	yearly	2003 - 2021
GDP per Capita (USD)	655.000 2021	yearly	1960 - 2021
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	13,726.152 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Gross Savings Rate (%)	11.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%)	12.3 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	10,862.6 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	10.386 2021	yearly	2003 - 2021
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	6,072.721 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	79.2 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	1,066.186 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	13.9 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%)	4.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	46.122 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	943.616 2019	yearly	1973 - 2019

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	6.7 May 2024	monthly	Jan 2014 - May 2024
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	62,756.000 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-0.4 Jun 2023	monthly	Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
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
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	66.0 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
National Government Debt (USD mn)	2,620.0 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-108.094 Aug 2024	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	12.8 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	1,677.860 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	26.196 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	69.0 2023	yearly	1990 - 2023
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-2.12 2023	yearly	1992 - 2023
Population (Person mn)	19.1 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD)	348.612 2011	yearly	2005 - 2011
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	940.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	598.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	1,538 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	1.6 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019

More Indicators for Malawi

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
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: Domestic: Value (MWK mn)	1,608.70 Jul 2015	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2015
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

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