Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi

Malawi: Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults was 1.78 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.78
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
82nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
2.31
in 2014
All-time low
0.1218
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2015

Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi, 2011–2015

00.511.522.52011201320152011: 0.1222012: 1.52013: 2.22014: 2.32015: 1.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1.78 for retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 1,360.1% over five years.

That places Malawi 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi, 2011 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2011 0.1218
2012 1.52 +1146.1%
2013 2.17 +42.7%
2014 2.31 +6.5%
2015 1.78 -22.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 1.78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.18, 16% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 79 Zambia 3.73 compare
  2. 80 Egypt 3.49 compare
  3. 81 Pakistan 2.2 compare
  4. 83 Guatemala 1.41 compare
  5. 84 Bangladesh 1.08 compare
  6. 85 Honduras 0.7376 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi?
Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Malawi was 1.78 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 2014.
What is the lowest retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1218 in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults?
Malawi ranks 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 450 data points, 2011–2015
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