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
102030200920162023

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

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.