Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi

Malawi: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 26.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.35
Change on year
up 29.7%
World rank
5th
of 152 countries
All-time high
26.35
in 2022
All-time low
8.73
in 2013
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi, 2009–2022

101520252009201520222009: 92010: 11.12011: 102012: 9.22013: 8.72014: 17.22015: 15.92016: 17.92017: 21.42018: 17.62019: 18.52020: 182021: 20.32022: 26.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi stood at 26.35. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 187.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi peaked at 26.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.73, in 2013.

That places Malawi 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 8.95
2010 11.11 +24.1%
2011 9.99 -10.0%
2012 9.16 -8.3%
2013 8.73 -4.6%
2014 17.21 +97.0%
2015 15.86 -7.9%
2016 17.95 +13.2%
2017 21.4 +19.3%
2018 17.63 -17.6%
2019 18.47 +4.8%
2020 17.99 -2.6%
2021 20.32 +12.9%
2022 26.35 +29.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.95 8.95 8.95 1
2010s 14.75 8.73 21.4 10
2020s 21.55 17.99 26.35 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Ghana 32.79 compare
  2. 3 Angola 31.91 compare
  3. 4 Zambia 26.53 compare
  4. 6 Egypt 24.23 compare
  5. 7 Brazil 24.14 compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 24.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi was 26.35 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 26.35 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 8.73 in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Malawi ranks 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 187.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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