What does a score of 19.4 mean for Malawi?

19.4/100, band < 35: target and outturn are barely related, which is what a lost anchor looks like. That is 30.6 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Malawi's central bank has already done, said and delivered.

How often is Malawi's score updated?

Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-10 run. Seven days back it read 19.3, so the week added 0.2. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-10 figure outright rather than revising it in place.

What is the < 35 credibility band?

Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and < 35 is step 5. Malawi clears its 0 floor by 19.4 and stops 15.6 short of 35. Nothing sits below < 35; the step back up is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.

Country

Malawi MWI

Sub-Saharan Africa

19.4

composite credibility

band < 35

+0.2

7-day

score date 2026-09-10

Malawi sovereign credibility, in brief

Malawi scores 19.4 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 41 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 7th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 20.9% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (19/100).

As of 2026-09-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8

Regional standing

Rank 41/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 7th percentile

In one line

CPI 20.9% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (19/100)

Malawi's regional peers

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Malawi holds #144 on the headline ranking, against 42 others we score in Sub-Saharan Africa. 36 of them sit in a stronger band than Malawi and none in a weaker one. Their split: 26 in 50–65, 10 in 35–50, 6 in < 35. Uganda tops them at #26; Sudan closes them at #152. Closest either side of Malawi: Sierra Leone at #142 and South Sudan at #147. 11 of the 42 are monitored rather than ranked — the dashes below. At the bottom step, the peer that matters is whoever exited it most recently. A rising score only buys places in this table when the names above it stand still. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.

Rank	Country	Credibility band
26	Uganda	50–65
36	Ghana	50–65
43	South Africa	50–65
53	Tanzania	50–65
56	Kenya	50–65
62	Liberia	50–65
73	Cabo Verde	50–65
78	Eswatini	50–65
83	Guinea	50–65
97	Mauritius	50–65
98	Gabon	50–65
102	Gambia, The	50–65
105	Namibia	50–65
107	Congo, Rep.	50–65
110	Cameroon	50–65
113	Zambia	50–65
116	Botswana	50–65
120	Lesotho	35–50
122	Madagascar	35–50
124	Zimbabwe	35–50
125	Angola	35–50
129	Nigeria	35–50
131	Burundi	35–50
132	Mauritania	35–50
133	Congo, Dem. Rep.	35–50
136	Rwanda	35–50
140	Mozambique	< 35
141	Ethiopia	< 35
142	Sierra Leone	< 35
147	South Sudan	< 35
152	Sudan	< 35
—	Benin	50–65
—	Burkina Faso	50–65
—	Central African Republic	50–65
—	Chad	50–65
—	Cote d'Ivoire	50–65
—	Equatorial Guinea	35–50
—	Mali	50–65
—	Niger	50–65
—	Senegal	50–65
—	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	< 35
—	Togo	50–65

Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Sub-Saharan Africa. 31 of these 42 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.

Questions about the Malawi score

What does a score of 19.4 mean for Malawi?: 19.4/100, band < 35: target and outturn are barely related, which is what a lost anchor looks like. That is 30.6 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Malawi's central bank has already done, said and delivered.
How often is Malawi's score updated?: Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-10 run. Seven days back it read 19.3, so the week added 0.2. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-10 figure outright rather than revising it in place.
What is the < 35 credibility band?: Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and < 35 is step 5. Malawi clears its 0 floor by 19.4 and stops 15.6 short of 35. Nothing sits below < 35; the step back up is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.

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