Malawi vs North America: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Malawi
- North America
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 35.8% against 14.3% in North America, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was North America ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and North America ranks 4th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 10.6% | 2.0% | North America |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 9.1% | 4.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 10.6% | 17.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Malawi or North America?
- Malawi, at 35.8% against 14.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Malawi and North America?
- 21.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and North America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and North America rank globally for interest payments?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and North America ranks 4th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.