East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Interest payments

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.9%
in 2022
Malawi
26.3%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Malawi rank
5th

Interest payments over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malawi
510152025200220122022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 26.3% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 5th of 41 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 5.5% 9.0% 3.5% Malawi
2010s 8.4% 14.8% 6.4% Malawi
2020s 9.9% 21.5% 11.6% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 26.3% against 11.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in interest payments between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
14.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi rank globally for interest payments?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 5th of 41 groups.
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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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.