Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Malawi
Malawi: Automated teller machines (ATMs) was 3.88 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Malawi, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.88 per 100,000 adults for automated teller machines (atms) in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, automated teller machines (atms) in Malawi peaked at 5.14 per 100,000 adults in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7412 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 173rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7412 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 1.46 per 100,000 adults | +96.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 per 100,000 adults | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.49 per 100,000 adults | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.74 per 100,000 adults | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.62 per 100,000 adults | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 2.99 per 100,000 adults | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.85 per 100,000 adults | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 4.36 per 100,000 adults | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.71 per 100,000 adults | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.98 per 100,000 adults | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.14 per 100,000 adults | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.88 per 100,000 adults | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9 per 100,000 adults | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.78 per 100,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.63 per 100,000 adults | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.45 per 100,000 adults | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.32 per 100,000 adults | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.25 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.05 per 100,000 adults | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.88 per 100,000 adults | -4.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.88 per 100,000 adults is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.72 per 100,000 adults, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.88 per 100,000 adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.68 per 100,000 adults, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Automated teller machines (ATMs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +96.7% | 0.7412 per 100,000 adults | 1.46 per 100,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 per 100,000 adults | 0.7412 per 100,000 adults | 2.62 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.52 per 100,000 adults | 2.99 per 100,000 adults | 5.14 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 per 100,000 adults | 3.88 per 100,000 adults | 4.45 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is automated teller machines (atms) in Malawi?
- Automated teller machines (atms) in Malawi was 3.88 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 per 100,000 adults in 2015.
- What is the lowest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7412 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for automated teller machines (atms)?
- Malawi ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is automated teller machines (atms) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Automated teller machines (ATMs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. ATMs are computerised telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.