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
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Malawi, 2009–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
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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