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Malawi

75 indicators · 1800–2031 · 12,600 observations

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National accounts and activity

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Final consumptionconsAnnual1954–202572
Final consumption (% of GDP)cons_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Final consumption (USD)cons_USDAnnual1954–202572
GDP deflatordeflatorAnnual1954–203178
Gross fixed capital formationfinvAnnual1954–202471
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)finv_GDPAnnual1954–202471
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)finv_USDAnnual1954–202471
Government consumptiongconsAnnual1954–202572
Government consumption (% of GDP)gcons_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Government consumption (USD)gcons_USDAnnual1954–202572
Household consumptionhconsAnnual1954–202572
Household consumption (% of GDP)hcons_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Household consumption (USD)hcons_USDAnnual1954–202572
Gross capital formationinvAnnual1954–203178
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)inv_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Gross capital formation (USD)inv_USDAnnual1954–203178
Nominal GDPnGDPAnnual1954–203178
Nominal GDP (USD)nGDP_USDAnnual1954–203178
Real GDPrGDPAnnual1904–2031120
Real GDP (USD)rGDP_USDAnnual1948–203184
Real GDP per capitarGDP_pcAnnual1904–2031120
Real GDP per capita (USD)rGDP_pc_USDAnnual1948–203184

Prices

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Consumer price indexCPIAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1968–203164
Inflation rateinflAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1969–203163

Money, interest rates and exchange rates

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Money supply (M0)M0Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1965–202557
Money supply (M1)M1Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1965–202561
Money supply (M2)M2Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1965–202561
Money supply (M3)M3Quarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 2015–Q1 202541
Real effective exchange rateREERAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1969–202557
US dollar exchange rateUSDfxAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1950–203182
Central bank policy ratecbrateQuarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1980–Q2 2026186
Long-term interest rateltrateMonthly · also Annual, QuarterlyDec 2020–Jun 202652
Short-term interest ratestrateQuarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1983–Q2 2026174

Government finance

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Central government debtcgovdebtAnnual1970–202454
Central government debt (% of GDP)cgovdebt_GDPAnnual1970–202454
Central government deficitcgovdefAnnual1954–202572
Central government deficit (% of GDP)cgovdef_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Central government expenditurecgovexpAnnual1954–202572
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)cgovexp_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Central government revenuecgovrevAnnual1954–202572
Central government revenue (% of GDP)cgovrev_GDPAnnual1954–202572
Central government tax revenuecgovtaxAnnual2009–202416
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)cgovtax_GDPAnnual2009–202416
General government debtgen_govdebtAnnual1970–203162
General government debt (% of GDP)gen_govdebt_GDPAnnual1970–203162
General government deficitgen_govdefAnnual2002–203130
General government deficit (% of GDP)gen_govdef_GDPAnnual2002–203130
General government expendituregen_govexpAnnual2002–203130
General government expenditure (% of GDP)gen_govexp_GDPAnnual2002–203130
General government revenuegen_govrevAnnual2002–203130
General government revenue (% of GDP)gen_govrev_GDPAnnual2002–203130
General government tax revenuegen_govtaxAnnual2002–202423
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)gen_govtax_GDPAnnual2002–202423
Combined government debtgovdebtAnnual1970–203162
Combined government debt (% of GDP)govdebt_GDPAnnual1970–203162
Combined government deficitgovdefAnnual1954–203178
Combined government deficit (% of GDP)govdef_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Combined government expendituregovexpAnnual1954–203178
Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)govexp_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Combined government revenuegovrevAnnual1954–203178
Combined government revenue (% of GDP)govrev_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Combined government tax revenuegovtaxAnnual2002–202423
Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)govtax_GDPAnnual2002–202423

External sector

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Current accountCAAnnual1977–203155
Current account (% of GDP)CA_GDPAnnual1977–203155
Current account (USD)CA_USDAnnual1964–203168
ExportsexportsAnnual1894–2031138
Exports (% of GDP)exports_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Exports (USD)exports_USDAnnual1950–203182
ImportsimportsAnnual1894–2031138
Imports (% of GDP)imports_GDPAnnual1954–203178
Imports (USD)imports_USDAnnual1950–203182

Labour and population

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
PopulationpopAnnual1800–2031232
Unemployment rateunempAnnual1983–202537

Other

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Monetary baseMBQuarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1975–Q2 2026206
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