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Malawi — Short-term interest rate

percent · Quarterly · Q1 1983–Q2 2026 · 174 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 12% in Q2 2026. The previous reading was 13.1% in Q1 2026; the period change was −1.14 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 16% in Q2 2025; the year-on-year change was −4 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Q4 2017–Q2 2026

PeriodValue
Q2 202612 %
Q1 202613.1 %
Q4 202516 %
Q3 202516 %
Q2 202516 %
15 earlier values
Q1 202516 %
Q4 202416 %
Q3 202416 %
Q2 202416 %
Q1 202415.4 %
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 %

Values before Q3 2021, back to Q4 2017, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.