Current account balance (World Bank) in Malawi in 2024 — -18.79%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 165. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.37 pp.
1980–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -18.79 | −3.05 pp |
| 2023 | -15.74 | +2.6 pp |
| 2022 | -18.34 | −2.85 pp |
| 2021 | -15.49 | −1.57 pp |
| 2020 | -13.92 | −1.97 pp |
| 2019 | -11.95 | +5.31 pp |
| 2018 | -17.26 | +0.16 pp |
| 2017 | -17.42 | −4.71 pp |
| 2016 | -12.71 | −1.17 pp |
| 2015 | -11.55 | +1.28 pp |
| 2014 | -12.82 | +2.57 pp |
| 2013 | -15.39 | −6.9 pp |
| 2012 | -8.49 | +1.27 pp |
| 2011 | -9.76 | −0.19 pp |
| 2010 | -9.57 | −3.54 pp |
| 2009 | -6.03 | +2.92 pp |
| 2008 | -8.95 | −2.47 pp |
| 2007 | -6.48 | −1.21 pp |
| 2006 | -5.27 | +4.25 pp |
| 2005 | -9.52 | −2.03 pp |
| 2004 | -7.49 | −2.16 pp |
| 2003 | -5.33 | −1.39 pp |
| 2002 | -3.94 | −1.55 pp |
| 2001 | -2.4 | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | -2.9 | +3.2 pp |
| 1999 | -6.1 | −5.92 pp |
| 1998 | -0.17 | +6.95 pp |
| 1997 | -7.13 | −2.69 pp |
| 1996 | -4.44 | −0.6 pp |
| 1995 | -3.84 | +6.67 pp |
| 1994 | -10.51 | −5.01 pp |
| 1993 | -5.49 | +5.39 pp |
| 1992 | -10.88 | −3.78 pp |
| 1991 | -7.1 | −3.95 pp |
| 1990 | -3.15 | −0.93 pp |
| 1989 | -2.21 | +2.11 pp |
| 1988 | -4.33 | −0.81 pp |
| 1987 | -3.52 | +1.41 pp |
| 1986 | -4.93 | +2.75 pp |
| 1985 | -7.68 | −5.3 pp |
| 1984 | -2.37 | +4.97 pp |
| 1983 | -7.35 | −0.85 pp |
| 1982 | -6.5 | +1.58 pp |
| 1981 | -8.08 | +6.33 pp |
| 1980 | -14.41 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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