Malawi: Financial development

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 Malawi

Financial development

 Latest value 0.095
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.069
 Min - Max 0.026 - 0.096
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.095 index points, an increase from 0.093 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1980 to 2021 is 0.069 index points. The minimum value, 0.026 index points, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 0.096 index points was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Malawi - Financial development - Recent values chart

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Malawi - Financial development - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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 Financial development 0.095 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.186 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 0.141 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.043 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.393 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.001 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.002 2021 index points
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