Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
Malawi
5.48 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.35 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
111th
Zimbabwe rank
112th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.48 TDS, current US$ per person against 5.35 TDS, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.13 TDS, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.48 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.8 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.68 TDS, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 9.47 TDS, current US$ per person | 31.34 TDS, current US$ per person | 21.87 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 7.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 40.01 TDS, current US$ per person | 32.45 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.24 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.07 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.8227 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.49 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.06 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4.7 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.222 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Malawi, at 5.48 TDS, current US$ per person against 5.35 TDS, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.13 TDS, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Malawi ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.