Botswana vs Malawi: Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors

Botswana
750,000 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Malawi
5.24 million DOD, current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
39th
Malawi rank
36th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.24 million DOD, current US$ against 750,000 DOD, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 4.49 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 7.0 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 36th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 2.38 million DOD, current US$ 56.90 million DOD, current US$ 54.53 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
1980s 34.91 million DOD, current US$ 116.96 million DOD, current US$ 82.06 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
1990s 33.73 million DOD, current US$ 42.49 million DOD, current US$ 8.76 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
2000s 12.49 million DOD, current US$ 10.04 million DOD, current US$ 2.45 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2010s 875,000 DOD, current US$ 5.33 million DOD, current US$ 4.46 million DOD, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 5.24 million DOD, current US$ against 750,000 DOD, current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors between Botswana and Malawi?
4.49 million DOD, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors?
Botswana ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 36th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,181 data points, 1970–2011
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end.  Private nonguaranteed long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.