Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: External borrowing, net

Guinea-Bissau
9.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
13.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th
Malawi rank
21st

External borrowing, net over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
-10.0B010.0B20.0B197019902011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 13.98 billion current LCU against 9.40 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.58 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 21st of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU 42.73 million current LCU 42.73 million current LCU Malawi
1980s 132.64 million current LCU 82.30 million current LCU 50.34 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 3.50 billion current LCU 1.82 billion current LCU 1.68 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s -5.91 billion current LCU 4.85 billion current LCU 10.77 billion current LCU Malawi
2010s 6.30 billion current LCU 10.46 billion current LCU 4.16 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Malawi, at 13.98 billion current LCU against 9.40 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
4.58 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 21st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.