Lower middle income vs Malawi: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Lower middle income
6.19 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi
447.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Malawi rank
4th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malawi
0200400197119972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 447.95 % change on previous year against 6.19 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 441.76 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 72.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 16.16 % change on previous year 31.01 % change on previous year 14.86 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 7.53 % change on previous year 1.6 % change on previous year 5.93 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1990s 1.74 % change on previous year 42.88 % change on previous year 41.14 % change on previous year Malawi
2000s 9.95 % change on previous year 18.81 % change on previous year 8.87 % change on previous year Malawi
2010s 10.93 % change on previous year 25.37 % change on previous year 14.44 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s 7.19 % change on previous year 93.65 % change on previous year 86.46 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Lower middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 447.95 % change on previous year against 6.19 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Lower middle income and Malawi?
441.76 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.