Net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi
Malawi: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.5% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi peaked at 3.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 78th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +125.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +616.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -62.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6727.1% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -164.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -164.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +103.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -51.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -1.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Malawi was 0.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Malawi ranks 78th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.