Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi
Malawi: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.71 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches 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 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi is 1.71 per 100,000 people, 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 per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9269 per 100,000 people, in 2006.
That places Malawi 187th out of 194 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 | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9784 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.9381 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9269 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.94 per 100,000 people | +109.2% |
| 2008 | 2.18 per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.29 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.88 per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 per 100,000 people | -62.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3 per 100,000 people | +207.6% |
| 2013 | 3.29 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.27 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.32 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.95 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.18 per 100,000 people | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.23 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.03 per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.89 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.71 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.71 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.71 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +207.6% | 1.07 per 100,000 people | 3.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | +109.2% | 0.9269 per 100,000 people | 1.94 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | -62.9% | 2.88 per 100,000 people | 1.07 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 per 100,000 people | 0.9269 per 100,000 people | 2.29 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.68 per 100,000 people | 1.07 per 100,000 people | 3.32 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 per 100,000 people | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 2.03 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Uganda 2.08 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.04 per 100,000 people compare
- 188 South Sudan 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Yemen 1.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Niger 1.46 per 100,000 people compare
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 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malawi was 1.71 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 194 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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