Reserves in months of imports in Malawi in 2020 — 1.91 months. Ranked 142 in the world out of 164. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 10.3%.
1978–2020 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.91 | −0.94 | −33% |
| 2019 | 2.86 | +0.1 | +3.56% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | −0.25 | −8.3% |
| 2017 | 3.01 | +0.08 | +2.83% |
| 2016 | 2.93 | −0.06 | −2.11% |
| 2015 | 2.99 | +0.76 | +34.13% |
| 2014 | 2.23 | +0.63 | +39.82% |
| 2013 | 1.59 | +0.46 | +41.17% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | +0.33 | +41.42% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | −0.58 | −42.02% |
| 2010 | 1.38 | +0.55 | +65.89% |
| 2009 | 0.83 | −0.58 | −41.23% |
| 2008 | 1.41 | −0.27 | −16.17% |
| 2007 | 1.69 | +0.47 | +38.54% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | −0.21 | −14.73% |
| 2005 | 1.43 | +0.04 | +3.01% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | −0.14 | −9.13% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | −0.85 | −35.72% |
| 2002 | 2.37 | −1.23 | −34.21% |
| 2001 | 3.6 | −0.75 | −17.21% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | +0.65 | +17.48% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | −0.67 | −15.38% |
| 1998 | 4.38 | +2.55 | +139.75% |
| 1997 | 1.83 | −1.48 | −44.74% |
| 1996 | 3.3 | +1.36 | +69.61% |
| 1995 | 1.95 | +1.1 | +130.7% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | −0.26 | −23.69% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +0.47 | +74.55% |
| 1992 | 0.63 | −1.55 | −71.02% |
| 1991 | 2.19 | −0.49 | −18.19% |
| 1990 | 2.67 | +0.31 | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 2.36 | −0.87 | −26.95% |
| 1988 | 3.24 | +1.55 | +92.34% |
| 1987 | 1.68 | +0.79 | +89.14% |
| 1986 | 0.89 | −0.45 | −33.79% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | −0.39 | −22.33% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | +1.18 | +216.54% |
| 1983 | 0.55 | −0.25 | −31.35% |
| 1982 | 0.8 | −0.45 | −35.99% |
| 1981 | 1.24 | −0.19 | −12.96% |
| 1980 | 1.43 | −0.15 | −9.54% |
| 1979 | 1.58 | −0.55 | −25.99% |
| 1978 | 2.13 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Finance Lending interest rateThe average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
