The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Malawi, 2024

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Reference ID

MWI_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Metadata

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Created on

Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Use phone or internet to access weather or farming information (fin44)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateMalawi

Overview

Valid: 208

Invalid: 792

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 2

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 12

Range: 1 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Do you use a phone or the Internet to access information such as weather updates, pest control, or farming tips?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	52	25%
2	No	156	75%
3	Don't know	0	0%
4	Refused	0	0%
Sysmiss		792

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Fin42 = "yes"

Others

Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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