Interest on domestic debt in Malawi

Malawi: Interest on domestic debt was 24.38 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
24.38 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
16th
of 50 countries
All-time high
24.38 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
19.18 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
29
1980–2011

Interest on domestic debt in Malawi, 1980–2011

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1980199520111980: 19.2M current LCU1981: 31.7M current LCU1982: 32.7M current LCU1983: 33.0M current LCU1984: 44.6M current LCU1985: 73.7M current LCU1986: 89.8M current LCU1987: 103.4M current LCU1988: 76.7M current LCU1989: 154.3M current LCU1993: 156.3M current LCU1994: 344.7M current LCU1995: 826.2M current LCU1996: 1.6B current LCU1997: 1.0B current LCU1998: 1.2B current LCU1999: 1.5B current LCU2000: 2.9B current LCU2001: 4.9B current LCU2002: 6.0B current LCU2003: 13.7B current LCU2004: 17.4B current LCU2005: 15.5B current LCU2006: 15.8B current LCU2007: 12.1B current LCU2008: 13.0B current LCU2009: 18.4B current LCU2010: 20.8B current LCU2011: 24.4B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, interest on domestic debt in Malawi stood at 24.38 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 399.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest on domestic debt in Malawi peaked at 24.38 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.18 million current LCU, in 1980.

Malawi ranks 16th of 50 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 65.92 million current LCU 19.18 million current LCU 154.35 million current LCU 10
1990s 946.27 million current LCU 156.30 million current LCU 1.57 billion current LCU 7
2000s 11.96 billion current LCU 2.85 billion current LCU 18.35 billion current LCU 10
2010s 22.59 billion current LCU 20.80 billion current LCU 24.38 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 13 Gabon 41.10 billion current LCU compare
  2. 14 Senegal 34.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 15 Algeria 29.40 billion current LCU compare
  4. 17 Burundi 19.09 billion current LCU compare
  5. 18 Burkina Faso 18.61 billion current LCU compare
  6. 19 Morocco 16.91 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

More science & technology data for Malawi

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is interest on domestic debt in Malawi?
Interest on domestic debt in Malawi was 24.38 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest interest on domestic debt recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 24.38 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest interest on domestic debt recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 19.18 million current LCU in 1980.
How does Malawi rank for interest on domestic debt?
Malawi ranks 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest on domestic debt rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 399.8%. 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 Interest on domestic debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Interest on domestic debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,314 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Interest on domestic debt. Data are in current local currency.