SDRs holdings, SDR in Malawi
Malawi: SDRs holdings, SDR was 245,625 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
245,625
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.55 million
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1945
Years of data
81
1945–2025
SDRs holdings, SDR in Malawi, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr in Malawi is 245,625, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr in Malawi peaked at 6.55 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
That places Malawi 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 1.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.49 million | +84.7% |
| 1972 | 4.60 million | +31.8% |
| 1973 | 4.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.59 million | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.56 million | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 4.31 million | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 3.87 million | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 3.29 million | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 3.05 million | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 30,000 | -99.0% |
| 1981 | 5.66 million | +18766.7% |
| 1982 | 3.59 million | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 830,000 | -76.9% |
| 1984 | 2.85 million | +243.4% |
| 1985 | 20,000 | -99.3% |
| 1986 | 370,000 | +1750.0% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 2.38 million | — |
| 1989 | 280,000 | -88.2% |
| 1990 | 2.23 million | +696.4% |
| 1991 | 180,000 | -91.9% |
| 1992 | 56,000 | -68.9% |
| 1993 | 168,000 | +200.0% |
| 1994 | 4.25 million | +2427.0% |
| 1995 | 592,668 | -86.0% |
| 1996 | 944,411 | +59.3% |
| 1997 | 69,537 | -92.6% |
| 1998 | 4.84 million | +6860.6% |
| 1999 | 287,631 | -94.1% |
| 2000 | 362,731 | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 667,683 | +84.1% |
| 2002 | 66,317 | -90.1% |
| 2003 | 318,269 | +379.9% |
| 2004 | 772,255 | +142.6% |
| 2005 | 736,556 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 453,922 | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 21,924 | -95.2% |
| 2008 | 52,077 | +137.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million | +2262.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 277,313 | -73.6% |
| 2012 | 577,950 | +108.4% |
| 2013 | 5.66 million | +879.2% |
| 2014 | 6.55 million | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.66 million | -44.0% |
| 2016 | 69,056 | -98.1% |
| 2017 | 6.38 million | +9137.7% |
| 2018 | 4.42 million | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 928,896 | -79.0% |
| 2020 | 4.40 million | +374.1% |
| 2021 | 4.35 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 171,171 | -96.1% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | +631.3% |
| 2024 | 293,582 | -76.5% |
| 2025 | 245,625 | -16.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 245,625 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.68 million, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 245,625 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.68 million, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR 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 | +18766.7% | 30,000 | 5.66 million |
| 2017 | +9137.7% | 69,056 | 6.38 million |
| 1998 | +6860.6% | 69,537 | 4.84 million |
| 1994 | +2427.0% | 168,000 | 4.25 million |
| 2009 | +2262.8% | 52,077 | 1.23 million |
| 1986 | +1750.0% | 20,000 | 370,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.83 million | 1.89 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million | 0 | 5.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 56,000 | 4.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 468,218 | 21,924 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 69,056 | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 171,171 | 4.40 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 186 Maldives 416,818 compare
- 187 Cape Verde 276,147 compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 250,086 compare
- 190 South Sudan 238,199 compare
- 191 North Macedonia 202,583 compare
- 192 Czechoslovakia 0 compare
- 192 Cuba 0
- 192 Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of 0 compare
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 6.14 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0183 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 12.29 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr in Malawi?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr in Malawi was 245,625 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Malawi rank for sdrs holdings, sdr?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.