Malawi vs Maldives: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Malawi
-11.8%
in 2024
Maldives
-10.1%
in 2021
Malawi rank
154th
Maldives rank
151st

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Malawi
  • Maldives
-20-15-10-50199020072024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports -10.1% against -11.8% in Malawi, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 154th and Maldives ranks 151st of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s -3.2% -17.9% 14.7% Malawi
2010s -2.6% -5.8% 3.2% Malawi
2020s -6.5% -14.0% 7.5% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Malawi or Maldives?
Maldives, at -10.1% against -11.8% in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Malawi and Maldives?
1.7%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Malawi ranks 154th and Maldives ranks 151st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 5,229 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. 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.