Brazil vs Malawi: Interest payments
Brazil
24.1%
in 2023
Malawi
26.3%
in 2022
Brazil rank
7th
Malawi rank
5th
Interest payments over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.3% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 14.8% | 11.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.5% | 0.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Brazil or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.3% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Brazil and Malawi?
- 2.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 7th 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.