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Country Commercial Guides for
FY 2000: Malawi

Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Lilongwe, released July 1999    Note*

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CHAPTER X. Economic and Trade Statistics

Appendix A -- Country Data 

			1998

Population:
(million)		9.8

Growth Rate:
(percent)		2.0

N.B. The above statistics are preliminary census results.


Religions:	Protestant Sects, Catholicism, and Islam.

Government System: Democracy.


Languages: English (official language), Chichewa, 
Chitumbuka, Chiyao, Chitonga, Chilomwe, and Chisena.

Work Week: Monday to Friday, and Saturday morning 
for most retail establishments.



SOURCES: Ministry of Economic Planning and Development


Appendix B -- Domestic Economy

				1997		1998		1999(1)

GDP (USD million)(2)		2509.43		1701.3		1810.8

GDP Growth Rate
(percent) (3)			5.0		3.3		5.5

GDP per capita(USD)		213.0		173.6		154.8

Government Expenditure
(Percent of GDP) (4)		31.8		32.6		29.6

Inflation (5)			9.1		29.7		43.0

Unemployment			n.a.		n.a.		n.a.

Foreign Exchange
Reserves (USD million)		n.a.		n.a.		n.a.

Average Exchange
Rate for USD 1.00		16.56		31.07		43.0

Foreign Debt
(USD billion)			2.3		n.a.		n.a.

Debt Service Ratio
(% of exports and
non-factor services)		14.9		17.6		n.a.

Interest Payment on Foreign
Debt (USD million)		47.0		50.0		n.a.

U.S. Economic/military
Assistance
(USD million)			34.8		37.6		n.a.

N.B. The above statistics are unofficial estimates. 

1. Preliminary Projections 
2. Current Market Prices
3. Real growth
4. Fiscal Year
5. Average Annual Inflation
6. "n.a." denotes data not available.

SOURCES:

Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, Economic Report
1998

Appendix C -- Trade

				1997		1998		1999

Total Malawi Exports 
(f.o.b.) (USD million)		531.4		476.3		472.2

Total Malawi Imports 
(c.i.f.) (USD million)		775.8		646.3		609.3

U.S. Exports 
(USD million F.A.S)		17.6		n.a.		n.a.

U.S. Imports (USD million 
Customs Value)			82.8		n.a.		n.a.

N.B. The above statistics are unofficial estimates.

SOURCES:

1. Ministry Of Economic Planning and Development, Economic Report 1998

2. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa

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