Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malawi
Malawi: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 40.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malawi is 40.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malawi peaked at 40.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 0.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malawi?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Malawi was 40.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Malawi ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.