Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi
Malawi: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi is 1.71, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi peaked at 3.32 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9269, in 2006.
That places Malawi 161st out of 167 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 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9784 | — |
| 2005 | 0.9381 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9269 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | +109.2% |
| 2008 | 2.18 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.88 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -62.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | +207.6% |
| 2013 | 3.29 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.27 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.32 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.95 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.18 | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.23 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.03 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 0.9269 | 2.29 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 1.07 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.7 | 2.03 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 (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 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi was 1.71 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9269 in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Malawi ranks 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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