SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.0111 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0111 units per person for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.9437 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 189th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.4079 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.7345 units per person | +80.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9437 units per person | +28.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9193 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8928 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8624 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7918 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6892 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5663 units per person | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5059 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 units per person | -99.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8686 units per person | +18040.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5296 units per person | -39.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1177 units per person | -77.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3887 units per person | +230.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 units per person | -99.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0468 units per person | +1683.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2719 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0305 units per person | -88.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2336 units per person | +665.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0183 units per person | -92.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 units per person | -69.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 units per person | +195.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4176 units per person | +2456.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0584 units per person | -86.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0912 units per person | +56.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 units per person | -92.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4485 units per person | +6711.7% |
| 1999 | 0.026 units per person | -94.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0576 units per person | +79.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 units per person | -90.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 units per person | +368.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0618 units per person | +136.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0574 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0344 units per person | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per person | -95.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | +130.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0855 units per person | +2193.9% |
| 2010 | 0.071 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 units per person | -74.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0368 units per person | +102.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3502 units per person | +851.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3938 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2145 units per person | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | -98.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3536 units per person | +8890.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2387 units per person | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0488 units per person | -79.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2255 units per person | +361.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2172 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 units per person | -96.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0593 units per person | +612.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0136 units per person | -77.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0111 units per person | -18.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0111 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.63 units per person, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0111 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +18040.2% | 0.0048 units per person | 0.8686 units per person |
| 2017 | +8890.9% | 0.0039 units per person | 0.3536 units per person |
| 1998 | +6711.7% | 0.0066 units per person | 0.4485 units per person |
| 1994 | +2456.6% | 0.0163 units per person | 0.4176 units per person |
| 2009 | +2193.9% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0855 units per person |
| 1986 | +1683.1% | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0468 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7314 units per person | 0.4079 units per person | 0.9437 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2261 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.8686 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1322 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1729 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.3938 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.2255 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 8.41 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Malawi?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Malawi was 0.0111 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9437 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.