Malawi Country Code: +265

How to call Malawi from abroad (+265)

Malawi 265 Country Code MW MWI

The country code for Malawi is +265 (ISO codes MW and MWI). You need it every time you phone Malawi from another country.

To call Malawi in four steps:

  1. Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
  2. Dial the Malawi country code: 265.
  3. Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
  4. Result: +265 followed by the local number, e.g. +265 [local number].

About Malawi Codes

Malawi MW Phone Code
265
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
MW
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
MWI

The ISO 3166-1 codes of Malawi are MW (alpha-2) and MWI (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +265, its internet domain is .mw and its ISO numeric code is 454.

Malawi Country and phone Codes : +265, MW, MWI

Country codes table

Phone Code+265
ISO alpha-2 (two letters)MW
ISO alpha-3 (three letters)MWI
.tld.mw
FIPSMI
ISO numeric-3454
E. 164265
Language Codes
  • ny
  • yao
  • tum
  • swk
Malawi country codes table
Malawi Time Information
Local time at Lilongwe :
06:20 AM
Thursday, October 15, 2026
(GMT+02:00)
  • Time Zones :
    • Africa/Blantyre

Global Information about Malawi

  • Capital : Lilongwe
  • Currency : Kwacha
  • Surface : 118,480 km²
  • Longitude : 34.301525
  • Latitude : -13.254308