Malawi: PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is down 14,931% from US$13,000 in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2015, Malawi's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.15 million on 2014 (from −US$3.08 million to −US$1.93 million).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2014), the average change was −US$407,174 and a typical year strayed about US$9.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$20.92 million in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was US$20.74 million in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Malawi in the 2015 ranking

• Djibouti — 1st of 3: −US$1.79 million
• Thailand — 3rd of 3: −US$82.62 million

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 28 values

PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — −US$1.26 billion (2024)
• Benin — US$461.66 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$501.29 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$3.85 million (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — US$0 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$375.4 million (2024)
• Eswatini — US$0 (2024)
• Ethiopia — US$8.86 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Malawi

• Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.68 billion (2025)
• Services, value added (constant LCU) — 4.34 trillion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.42 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant LCU) — 7.6 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$12.18 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 8.09 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$548.16 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 364,283 (2025)
• Services, value added (annual % growth) — 2.15% (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 1.89% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Malawi's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)?

−US$1.93 million in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 14,931% from US$13,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$41.39 million in 1978 and the lowest −US$29.67 million in 1985.

Is the latest change in PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) unusual for Malawi?

In 2015, Malawi's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.15 million on 2014 (from −US$3.08 million to −US$1.93 million). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2014), the average change was −US$407,174 and a typical year strayed about US$9.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PCBK.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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