Foreign liabilities in Malawi

Malawi: Foreign liabilities was 7.59 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7.59 billion current US$
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
134th
of 150 countries
All-time high
7.59 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.35 billion current US$
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Malawi, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995200720201995: 2.5B current US$1996: 2.6B current US$1997: 2.5B current US$1998: 2.8B current US$1999: 3.2B current US$2000: 3.1B current US$2001: 3.1B current US$2002: 3.3B current US$2003: 3.6B current US$2004: 3.9B current US$2005: 3.7B current US$2006: 1.4B current US$2007: 1.6B current US$2008: 2.0B current US$2009: 2.2B current US$2010: 4.5B current US$2011: 4.8B current US$2012: 2.8B current US$2013: 3.1B current US$2014: 3.4B current US$2015: 3.0B current US$2016: 3.2B current US$2017: 5.9B current US$2018: 6.5B current US$2019: 7.2B current US$2020: 7.6B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Malawi is 7.59 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Malawi peaked at 7.59 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.35 billion current US$, in 2006.

That places Malawi 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.72 billion current US$ 2.49 billion current US$ 3.22 billion current US$ 5
2000s 2.78 billion current US$ 1.35 billion current US$ 3.90 billion current US$ 10
2010s 4.42 billion current US$ 2.75 billion current US$ 7.20 billion current US$ 10
2020s 7.59 billion current US$ 7.59 billion current US$ 7.59 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 131 Togo 9.12 billion current US$ compare
  2. 132 Tajikistan 8.23 billion current US$ compare
  3. 133 Botswana 8.11 billion current US$ compare
  4. 135 Guinea 6.76 billion current US$ compare
  5. 136 Suriname 5.31 billion current US$ compare
  6. 137 Haiti 4.83 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Malawi?
Foreign liabilities in Malawi was 7.59 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 7.59 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2006.
How does Malawi rank for foreign liabilities?
Malawi ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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