Malawi — Short-term interest rate

percent · Quarterly · Q1 1983–Q1 2025 · 169 observations

About this series

The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.

The short-term interest rate reading for Malawi was 16% in Q1 2025. The previous reading was 16% in Q4 2024; the period change was 0 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 15.4% in Q1 2024; the year-on-year change was +0.63 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Q4 2016–Q1 2025

PeriodValue
Q1 202516 %
Q4 202416 %
Q3 202416 %
Q2 202416 %
Q1 202415.4 %
15 earlier values
Q4 202314.7 %
Q3 202314.1 %
Q2 202313 %
Q1 202313 %
Q4 202212.3 %
Q3 202210.6 %
Q2 20229.72 %
Q1 20229.68 %
Q4 20219.61 %
Q3 20219.52 %
Q2 20219.81 %
Q1 20219.95 %
Q4 20209.95 %
Q3 20209.1 %
Q2 20207.6 %

Values before Q2 2020, back to Q4 2016, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.