Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Malawi
Malawi: Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was -45.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional in Malawi, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional in Malawi is -45.16 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.2% on the previous year and down 645.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, imf nonconcessional in Malawi peaked at 168.63 million NFL, current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -45.16 million NFL, current US$, in 2025.
That places Malawi 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 950,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | -521,136 NFL, current US$ | -154.9% |
| 1973 | -2.21 million NFL, current US$ | +323.3% |
| 1975 | 7.43 million NFL, current US$ | -436.9% |
| 1976 | 1.57 million NFL, current US$ | -78.9% |
| 1977 | 8.21 million NFL, current US$ | +423.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million NFL, current US$ | -86.9% |
| 1979 | 33.41 million NFL, current US$ | +2994.4% |
| 1980 | 35.50 million NFL, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 27.97 million NFL, current US$ | -21.2% |
| 1982 | -1.80 million NFL, current US$ | -106.4% |
| 1983 | 25.15 million NFL, current US$ | -1497.3% |
| 1984 | 16.53 million NFL, current US$ | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 4.70 million NFL, current US$ | -71.6% |
| 1986 | -27.59 million NFL, current US$ | -687.4% |
| 1987 | -34.74 million NFL, current US$ | +25.9% |
| 1988 | -5.22 million NFL, current US$ | -85.0% |
| 1989 | -2.69 million NFL, current US$ | -48.5% |
| 1990 | 5.93 million NFL, current US$ | -320.6% |
| 1991 | -510,468 NFL, current US$ | -108.6% |
| 1992 | -19.14 million NFL, current US$ | +3649.3% |
| 1993 | -5.93 million NFL, current US$ | -69.0% |
| 1994 | 20.44 million NFL, current US$ | -444.9% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million NFL, current US$ | -91.7% |
| 1996 | 7.32 million NFL, current US$ | +328.7% |
| 1997 | -6.39 million NFL, current US$ | -187.3% |
| 1998 | -7.94 million NFL, current US$ | +24.4% |
| 1999 | -11.99 million NFL, current US$ | +51.0% |
| 2000 | -583,000 NFL, current US$ | -95.1% |
| 2001 | -3.99 million NFL, current US$ | +585.0% |
| 2002 | 15.13 million NFL, current US$ | -478.9% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million NFL, current US$ | -90.7% |
| 2004 | -9.46 million NFL, current US$ | -769.3% |
| 2005 | -6.50 million NFL, current US$ | -31.3% |
| 2006 | -2.64 million NFL, current US$ | -59.3% |
| 2007 | 10.23 million NFL, current US$ | -486.8% |
| 2008 | 96.95 million NFL, current US$ | +848.0% |
| 2009 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 21.18 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | -775,770 NFL, current US$ | -103.7% |
| 2012 | 35.85 million NFL, current US$ | -4720.6% |
| 2013 | 11.61 million NFL, current US$ | -67.6% |
| 2014 | -5.54 million NFL, current US$ | -147.7% |
| 2015 | -6.06 million NFL, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 50.55 million NFL, current US$ | -934.4% |
| 2017 | 5.26 million NFL, current US$ | -89.6% |
| 2018 | 2.68 million NFL, current US$ | -49.0% |
| 2019 | 27.17 million NFL, current US$ | +913.0% |
| 2020 | 168.63 million NFL, current US$ | +520.7% |
| 2021 | -26.27 million NFL, current US$ | -115.6% |
| 2022 | 63.56 million NFL, current US$ | -342.0% |
| 2023 | 5.34 million NFL, current US$ | -91.6% |
| 2024 | -30.68 million NFL, current US$ | -674.1% |
| 2025 | -45.16 million NFL, current US$ | +47.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -45.16 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.70 million NFL, current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 | +4720.6% | -775,770 NFL, current US$ | 35.85 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1992 | -3649.3% | -510,468 NFL, current US$ | -19.14 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1979 | +2994.4% | 1.08 million NFL, current US$ | 33.41 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1983 | +1497.3% | -1.80 million NFL, current US$ | 25.15 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2016 | +934.4% | -6.06 million NFL, current US$ | 50.55 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.24 million NFL, current US$ | -2.21 million NFL, current US$ | 33.41 million NFL, current US$ | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.78 million NFL, current US$ | -34.74 million NFL, current US$ | 35.50 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.65 million NFL, current US$ | -19.14 million NFL, current US$ | 20.44 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.05 million NFL, current US$ | -9.46 million NFL, current US$ | 96.95 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.19 million NFL, current US$ | -6.06 million NFL, current US$ | 50.55 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.57 million NFL, current US$ | -45.16 million NFL, current US$ | 168.63 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 85 Rwanda -37.84 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 86 Equatorial Guinea -38.48 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 87 Eswatini -39.74 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 89 North Macedonia -47.34 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 90 Uganda -48.73 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan -52.08 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Malawi
- Net financial flows, IBRD -30,000 NFL, current US$ (2006)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0092 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -6.36 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 9.12 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0175 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 2,317 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 651.96 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, imf nonconcessional in Malawi?
- Net financial flows, imf nonconcessional in Malawi was -45.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, imf nonconcessional recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 168.63 million NFL, current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, imf nonconcessional recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, imf nonconcessional rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 645.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.