Botswana vs Malawi: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

Botswana
0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
104th
Malawi rank
103rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
00.020.040.060.08197019972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0249 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0585 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0372 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Botswana and Malawi?
0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.