Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Net incurrence of liabilities, total
Net incurrence of liabilities, total over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.8% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 136 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 5.8% | 2.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 10.7% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Malawi, at 11.8% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 1.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.