Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Malawi
Malawi: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 16.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Malawi, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Malawi is 16.29 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Malawi peaked at 26.95 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.9 %, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.97 % | — |
| 2004 | 12.11 % | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9 % | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 15.25 % | +54.1% |
| 2007 | 16.27 % | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 19.91 % | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 10.49 % | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 11.06 % | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6 % | +95.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9 % | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 21.02 % | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 20.26 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.95 % | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 19.81 % | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 23.63 % | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 19.91 % | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 21.39 % | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 18.06 % | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3 % | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 14.45 % | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 15.87 % | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 16.29 % | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16.29 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.1 %, 4.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16.29 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 3.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.41 % | 9.9 % | 19.91 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.05 % | 11.06 % | 26.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.99 % | 14.45 % | 18.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Sudan 18.55 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 12.45 % compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.72 % compare
- 2 Namibia 16.86 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 10.63 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.85 % compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 15.87 % compare
- 5 Burundi 15.79 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam 6.55 % compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 6.28 % compare
- 6 Ukraine 15.41 % compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 27,426 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Malawi?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Malawi was 16.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.95 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 % in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.