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Major Economic Indicators
The table below shows the leading macroeconomic indicators for Malawi [2003 - 2008*]:
(Annual percentage changes unless otherwise stated)
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008* | |
| Real GDP | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
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Inflation |
9.6 | 11.4 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| GDP Deflator | 9.2 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
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Money
and Quasi Money |
29.3 | 29.8 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 36.1 | 15.1 |
| Net Foreign Assets | 21.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 113.0 | 20.7 | 35.1 |
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Net
Domestic Assets |
7.8 | 23.8 | 12.7 | -5.0 | 44.2 | 6.2 |
| Credit to the Government | 11.3 | 10.3 | 2.2 | -18.2 | 5.5 | 8.5 |
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Credit
to the rest of the Economy |
8.1 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 71.1 | 28.8 | 18.2 |
| Revenue (excluding grants) | 22.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 |
| Expenditure | 42.5 | 43.1 | 47.5 | 30.8 | 35.7 | 33.5 |
| Overall Balance (excluding grants) | -19.9 | -18.0 | -22.7 | -13.3 | -16.8 | -15.1 |
| Overall Balance | -11.6 | -7.8 | -5.6 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -2.9 |
| National Savings | 4.9 | 3.7 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 22.2 | 20.0 |
| Domestic Savings | -10.2 | -13.9 | -22.9 | -20.6 | -17.7 | --- |
| Foreign Savings | 17.3 | 15.0 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 18.3 | --- |
| Gross Investment | 12.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 25.7 |
| Exports f.o.b. (US$million) | 440.6 | 470.0 | 524.2 | 543.8 | 704.6 | 1,037.3 |
| Imports C.I.F. (US$million) | 791.6 | 893.9 | 997.9 | 1,094.3 | 1,272.4 | 1,787.8 |
| Gross Official Reserves (US$million) | 115.6 | 119.3 | 131.2 | 129.9 | 216.9 | 274.5 |
| Import Cover (Months) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
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Exchange Rate (MK/US$) |
97.5 | 109.0 | 118.4 | 138.3 | 141.0 | 140.0 |
| Public Sector External Debt (% GDP) | 158.9 | 148.1 | 136.8 | 14.3 | 22.6 | 16.8 |
| Central Govt. Net Domestic Debt (% GDP) | 22.3 | 22.6 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 15.5 |
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Source: Annual Economic Report, 2007; 2006. Note:*Projections |
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