Egypt vs Malawi: Interest payments
Egypt
24.2%
in 2015
Malawi
26.3%
in 2022
Egypt rank
6th
Malawi rank
5th
Interest payments over time
- Egypt
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.3% against 24.2% in Egypt, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Egypt or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.3% against 24.2% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Egypt and Malawi?
- 2.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 6th 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.