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Malawi

Malawi (; Chichewa pronunciation: [maláβi] or [maláwi]; Tumbuka: Malaŵi), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 19,431,566 (as of January 2021). Malawi's capital (and largest city) is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre, its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital, Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people.The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by migrating Bantu groups. Centuries later, in 1891, the area was colonised by the British as the British Central African Protectorate, renamed Nyasaland in 1907. In 1953, it became a protectorate within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Federation was dissolved in 1963. In 1964, the protectorate was ended: Nyasaland became an independent ... [More]
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  • Time : 15 Sep
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Malawi Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
ZAR/MWK Ask 56.4797 56.5324 56.4797 56.6169 0.11 0.19% 2023/10/03 Time 4:03
USD/MWK Ask 1097 1085.494 1085.494 1097 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/03 Time 0:47
EUR/MWK Ask 1143.4 - 1143.4 1150.9 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 18:51
GBP/MWK Ask 1319.112 - 1319.112 1331.082 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 18:51
MWK/ZAR Ask 0.0152 - 0.0152 0.0152 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
MWK/GBP Ask 0.0008 - 0.0008 0.0008 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/27 Time 16:04

Malawi Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
49.15 - 49.15 49.15 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/26 Time 12:06

Malawi Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
National Bank Of Malawi 210112 - 210112 210112 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
NICO Holdings Ltd 16000 - 16000 16000 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
Telekom Networks Malawi 2988 - 2988 2988 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
Press Corporation 250000 - 250000 250000 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
NBS Bank 10899 - 10899 10899 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) 112144 - 112144 112144 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-193500 23 Jul -168464 MWK Million
CPI Housing Utilities
136 23 Aug 134 points
CPI Transportation
143 23 Aug 143 points
Capital Flows
-28.49 22 Dec 500 USD Million
Changes in Inventories
7910 19 Dec 7517 MWK Million
Competitiveness Index
43.7 19 Dec 42.44 Points
Competitiveness Rank
128 19 Dec 129
Consumer Price Index CPI
144 23 Aug 142 points
Consumer Spending
1398900 19 Dec 1329280 MWK Million
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
39.77 23 May 37.5 doses per 100 people
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
8114454 23 May 7651179 doses
Corporate Tax Rate
30 23 Dec 30 percent
Corruption Index
34 22 Dec 35 Points
Corruption Rank
110 22 Dec 110
Credit Rating
15
Currency
1076 23 Sep 1076
Current Account
-351 22 Dec -1783 USD Million
Current Account to GDP
-2.8 22 Dec -14.4 percent of GDP
Ease of Doing Business
109 19 Dec 111
Exports
104100 23 Jul 63562 MWK Million
External Debt
2812734 21 Dec 2021553 MWK Million
Fiscal Expenditure
281 23 Apr 232 MWK Billion
Food Inflation
39.4 23 Aug 39.3 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
189 22 Dec 130 USD Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
705 23 Jul 756 MWK Billion
GDP
13.16 22 Dec 12.6 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
5.4 22 Dec 3.8 percent
GDP Constant Prices
7940407 22 Dec 7536528 MWK Million
GDP From Agriculture
1856492 22 Dec 1747862 MWK Million
GDP From Construction
255119 22 Dec 244782 MWK Million
GDP From Manufacturing
970552 22 Dec 917455 MWK Million
GDP From Mining
55718 22 Dec 54592 MWK Million
GDP From Public Administration
259457 22 Dec 246232 MWK Million
GDP From Services
956458 22 Dec 916190 MWK Million
GDP From Transport
345630 22 Dec 323184 MWK Million
GDP From Utilities
233171 22 Dec 223748 MWK Million
GDP per capita
554 22 Dec 563 USD
GDP per capita PPP
1467 22 Dec 1491 USD
Gold Reserves
0.4 23 Jun 0.4 Tonnes
Government Budget
-6.8 22 Dec -5.3 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-95.2 23 Apr -4.9 MWK Billion
Government Debt to GDP
66.7 22 Dec 60.1 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
186 23 Apr 227 MWK Billion
Government Spending
147297 19 Dec 139966 MWK Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
201909 19 Dec 191861 MWK Million
IP Addresses
15425 17 Mar 15502 IP
Imports
297600 23 Jul 232056 MWK Million
Inflation Rate
28.6 23 Aug 28.4 percent
Interest Rate
24 23 Aug 24 percent
Internet Speed
1309 17 Mar 1448 KBps
Military Expenditure
75.8 22 Dec 92.6 USD Million
Money Supply M1
1460900 22 Dec 1321051 MWK Million
Money Supply M2
3266 23 Jul 3226 MWK Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
35 23 Dec 40 percent
Population
20.41 22 Dec 19.89 Million
Private Sector Credit
1130 23 Jul 1107 MWK Million
Terrorism Index
0 22 Dec 0 Points
Unemployment Rate
5.6 22 Dec 5.7 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 144 150 162 159 160 points
Currency 1076 1092 1109 1126 1143
Current Account to GDP -2.8 -12 percent of GDP
Fiscal Expenditure 281 220 240 240 240 MWK Billion
Food Inflation 39.4 37 32 27 22 percent
GDP 13.16 13.48 13.91 14.41 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 5.4 2.4 percent
GDP Constant Prices 7940407 8130977 MWK Million
GDP per capita 554 568 586 607 USD USD
GDP per capita PPP 1467 1502 1550 1606 USD USD
Government Budget -6.8 -8.7 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value -95.2 -90 -100 -100 -100 MWK Billion
Government Debt to GDP 66.7 68 percent of GDP
Government Revenues 186 130 140 140 140 MWK Billion
Government Spending 147297 150832 MWK Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 201909 206755 MWK Million
Inflation Rate 28.6 20 17.5 14 11 percent
Interest Rate 24 24 24 22 20 percent
Population 20.41 20.1 Million
Private Sector Credit 1130 1000 940 940 940 MWK Million
Unemployment Rate 5.6 7.6 percent