Madagascar vs Malawi: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Madagascar
9.15 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
7.56 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
111th
Malawi rank
112th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9.15 TDS, current US$ per person against 7.56 TDS, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 1.59 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 112th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 8.67 TDS, current US$ per person 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person 5.04 TDS, current US$ per person Madagascar
1980s 15.06 TDS, current US$ per person 14.07 TDS, current US$ per person 0.9907 TDS, current US$ per person Madagascar
1990s 9.18 TDS, current US$ per person 9.61 TDS, current US$ per person 0.4332 TDS, current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person 3.97 TDS, current US$ per person 0.3399 TDS, current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 3.95 TDS, current US$ per person 3.37 TDS, current US$ per person 0.5863 TDS, current US$ per person Madagascar
2020s 7.01 TDS, current US$ per person 6.42 TDS, current US$ per person 0.5843 TDS, current US$ per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 9.15 TDS, current US$ per person against 7.56 TDS, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Madagascar and Malawi?
1.59 TDS, current US$ per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Madagascar ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 112th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (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.