Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 71.4% against 71.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 6.9% | 2.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 16.8% | 12.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 33.6% | 27.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 56.7% | 11.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 71.2% | 12.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 68.9% | 10.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 71.4% against 71.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Malawi ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.