Bangladesh vs Malawi: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
Malawi
26.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.3% against 24.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 9.0% | 12.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.8% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 19.2% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.3% against 24.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 2.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.