Botswana vs Malawi: External debt, end year

Botswana
2.65 billion current US$
in 2011
Malawi
2.90 billion current US$
in 2009
Botswana rank
18th
Malawi rank
16th

External debt, end year over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.90 billion current US$ against 2.65 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 245.65 million current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 16th of 42 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 225.74 million current US$ 0 current US$ 225.74 million current US$ Botswana
1990s 314.68 million current US$ 2.26 billion current US$ 1.94 billion current US$ Malawi
2000s 498.81 million current US$ 2.98 billion current US$ 2.48 billion current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.90 billion current US$ against 2.65 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2009.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Malawi?
245.65 million current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for external debt, end year?
Botswana ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 16th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.