Malawi vs Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Malawi
78.18 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
80.68 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Malawi rank
49th
Nigeria rank
47th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 80.68 DOD, current US$ against 78.18 DOD, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 2.5 DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 56.01 DOD, current US$ 34.07 DOD, current US$ 21.94 DOD, current US$ Malawi
1980s 142.45 DOD, current US$ 227.12 DOD, current US$ 84.66 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 206.4 DOD, current US$ 289.81 DOD, current US$ 83.42 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 177.47 DOD, current US$ 169.86 DOD, current US$ 7.61 DOD, current US$ Malawi
2010s 73.93 DOD, current US$ 73.13 DOD, current US$ 0.8006 DOD, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 80.68 DOD, current US$ against 78.18 DOD, current US$ in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
2.5 DOD, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Malawi ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.