Malawi vs South Asia: Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) over time
- Malawi
- South Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.8% against 6.9% in South Asia, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Asia ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 2nd of 136 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 6.1% | 2.9% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1.2% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Malawi or South Asia?
- Malawi, at 11.8% against 6.9% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Malawi and South Asia?
- 4.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
- Malawi ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 2nd of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.