US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malawi
Malawi: US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) was 0.0006 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Malawi is 0.0006, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.1% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Malawi peaked at 2.8 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0006, in 2023.
That places Malawi 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.8 | — |
| 1951 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.4 | -50.0% |
| 1958 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3 | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 1.17 | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.18 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.11 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.24 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9116 | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7697 | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.639 | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5955 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5122 | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4869 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3944 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3733 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3778 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3754 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2275 | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2225 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0654 | -70.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0653 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0653 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0471 | -27.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 | -51.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.003 | -51.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 | -39.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0006 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0018, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0006 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -70.6% | 0.2225 | 0.0654 |
| 1998 | -51.6% | 0.0471 | 0.0228 |
| 2012 | -51.1% | 0.0061 | 0.003 |
| 1957 | -50.0% | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | -42.0% | 0.0215 | 0.0125 |
| 1992 | -39.4% | 0.3754 | 0.2275 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6996 | 0.3733 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1491 | 0.0215 | 0.3778 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 | 0.0068 | 0.0149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 | 0.0014 | 0.0066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 | 0.0006 | 0.0013 | 4 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Malawi?
- Us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Malawi was 0.0006 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 1950.
- What is the lowest us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop))?
- Malawi ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is us dollar per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. 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 US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains historical exchange rate data between the US Dollar, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Euro, and various national currencies. It includes both period average and end-of-period exchange rates.