Table 3: Distribution of sources of credit by region
             
Sources of Credit (%)
Region Money Lender Lending Institution Loan from Relatives Transfers from Abroad None Other1
Malawi          100.0          100.0          100.0          100.0          100.0          100.0
Southern Region            38.9            38.4            53.2            28.6            42.8            66.0
Central Region            48.6            44.0            41.9            42.9            43.5            30.2
Northern Region            12.5            17.6              4.8            28.6            13.6              3.8
1 other includes pension/gratuity; compensation; farm proceeds, gifts, loan from company other lending institutions and loan from government.