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.
External debt, end year in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.21 billion current LCU | — |
| 1994 | 30.96 billion current LCU | +277.1% |
| 1995 | 34.32 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 35.42 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 47.24 billion current LCU | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 107.03 billion current LCU | +126.5% |
| 1999 | 127.33 billion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 216.64 billion current LCU | +70.1% |
| 2001 | 173.94 billion current LCU | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 2.75 trillion current LCU | +1480.6% |
| 2003 | 3.02 trillion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.15 trillion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.95 trillion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 528.25 billion current LCU | -82.1% |
| 2007 | 575.38 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 708.76 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 799.21 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 865.52 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 907.97 billion current LCU | +4.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 907.97 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 346.38 billion current LCU, 2.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 907.97 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 8.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1480.6% | 173.94 billion current LCU | 2.75 trillion current LCU |
| 1994 | +277.1% | 8.21 billion current LCU | 30.96 billion current LCU |
| 1998 | +126.5% | 47.24 billion current LCU | 107.03 billion current LCU |
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
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.