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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Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Frequency of money deposited into accounts (fin5)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateMalawi

Overview

Valid: 106

Invalid: 894

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 22

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In a typical month, how often is money deposited into your personal account(s)? This includes cash or electronic deposits, or any time money is put into your account. Weekly, monthly, or less than once a month?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Weekly	11	10.4%
2	Monthly	53	50%
3	Less than once a month	36	34%
4	Never	5	4.7%
5	Don't know	0	0%
6	Refused	1	0.9%
Sysmiss		894

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

Fin1 or Fin2 = "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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