Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Malawi
Malawi: Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults was 3.88 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Malawi, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Malawi is 3.88 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Malawi peaked at 5.14 per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7412 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Malawi 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7412 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.46 per 100,000 people | +96.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.49 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.74 per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.62 per 100,000 people | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 2.99 per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.85 per 100,000 people | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 4.36 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.71 per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.98 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.14 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.88 per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.78 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.63 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.45 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.32 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.25 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.05 per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.88 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.88 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.82 per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.88 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.93 per 100,000 people, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +96.7% | 0.7412 per 100,000 people | 1.46 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 per 100,000 people | 0.7412 per 100,000 people | 2.62 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.52 per 100,000 people | 2.99 per 100,000 people | 5.14 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 per 100,000 people | 3.88 per 100,000 people | 4.45 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Malawi?
- Number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Malawi was 3.88 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7412 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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