External debt, end year in Malawi
Malawi: External debt, end year was 907.97 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Malawi, 1993–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 907.97 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 422.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Malawi peaked at 3.15 trillion current LCU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.21 billion current LCU, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.79 billion current LCU | 8.21 billion current LCU | 127.33 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.49 trillion current LCU | 173.94 billion current LCU | 3.15 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 886.74 billion current LCU | 865.52 billion current LCU | 907.97 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.07 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0864 per 100 people (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Malawi?
- External debt, end year in Malawi was 907.97 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 trillion current LCU in 2004.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 billion current LCU in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for external debt, end year?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 422.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 local currency.