Malawi

Official Name:	The Republic of Malawi
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Dziko la Malawi
ISO Country Codes:	MW : MWI
Internet Domain:	.mw
Government Web Site:	https://www.malawi.gov.mw/

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Capital:	Lilongwe	Main Airports:	Chileka International Airport, Lilongwe International Airport
Language(s):	English;Chewa	Population:	20,794,353
Currency:	Malawi Kwacha	ISO Currency Code:	MWK
Telephone Dial In:	+265	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Malawi News Agency;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Capital FM;

FM 101 Power;

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC);

Radio Maria;

Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS);

Malawi

Government Website:	https://www.malawi.gov.mw/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/malawi
Central Bank:	Reserve Bank of Malawi
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	762.4951Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	20.4% (2013 est.)
Population below poverty line:	51.5% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	9.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	32.30% (2018 - World Bank)
GDP:	$29.658 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,500 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Malawi Kwacha
Currency Code:	MWK
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	32%	tobacco, sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sorghum, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, macadamia nuts, coffee; cattle, goats
Industry:	17.5%	tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
Services:	50.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa ; Auction Holding Commodity Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: Malawi Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Malawi

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Malawi Custom and Excise
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Malawi Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 128/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 110/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 101/136 (2016)
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