Malawi country code, +265 explained.
Everything you need to call Malawi with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Malawi
Lilongwe · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- MW
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+2
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +265 · X · XXXXXXX
How Malawi numbers break down
A complete number to Malawi follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Malawi.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +265 · X · XXXXXXX
Malawi on the map
Lilongwe · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Malawi
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +265 · X · XXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Malawi —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
MALAWI INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Malawi
Africa · MW
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Permitted — Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority regulated
Regulated by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)
- MACRA regulates all electronic communications services including VoIP under the Communications Act of 2016.
- VoIP providers must obtain a service license and comply with lawful interception and emergency call obligations.
- Number allocation and management are centrally administered by MACRA; virtual numbers must be registered.
US → Malawi
$0.29/min
per minute
Malawi → US
$0.21/min
per minute
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