Bangladesh vs Malawi: Interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
Malawi
26.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th
Interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.3% against 24.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 9.0% | 12.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.8% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 19.2% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.3% against 24.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 2.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.