Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.59 trillion current LCU against 8.50 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.09 trillion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255.84 billion current LCU | 4.16 trillion current LCU | 3.91 trillion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 715.26 billion current LCU | 6.40 trillion current LCU | 5.69 trillion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Malawi, at 9.59 trillion current LCU against 8.50 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 1.09 trillion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Malawi ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.