How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Zambia: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi

0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Zambia

0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malawi rank

62nd

Zambia rank

65th

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 65th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0092 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.044 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0268 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.0069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0073 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Zambia?: Malawi, at 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Zambia?: 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 65th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Multilateral debt service (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: 134 places, 6,196 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Multilateral debt service (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.