What is the difference in interest on external debt between Malawi and Tunisia?

422.88 million current LCU, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tunisia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tunisia: Interest on external debt

Malawi

1.04 billion current LCU

in 2011

Tunisia

616.60 million current LCU

in 2011

Malawi rank

30th

Tunisia rank

33rd

Interest on external debt over time

Malawi
Tunisia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.04 billion current LCU against 616.60 million current LCU in Tunisia, a difference of 422.88 million current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tunisia ahead.

Malawi ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 33rd of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	46.81 million current LCU	107.59 million current LCU	60.78 million current LCU	Tunisia
1990s	536.88 million current LCU	369.50 million current LCU	167.38 million current LCU	Malawi
2000s	1.86 billion current LCU	565.03 million current LCU	1.30 billion current LCU	Malawi
2010s	762.47 million current LCU	606.30 million current LCU	156.17 million current LCU	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest on external debt, Malawi or Tunisia?: Malawi, at 1.04 billion current LCU against 616.60 million current LCU in Tunisia as of 2011.
What is the difference in interest on external debt between Malawi and Tunisia?: 422.88 million current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tunisia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Tunisia rank globally for interest on external debt?: Malawi ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Interest on external debt (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 50 places, 1,343 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.