Malawi vs Maldives: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Malawi
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7.8% against 7.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 50th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 8.1% | 15.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 3.8% | 12.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 12.2% | 5.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Malawi or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 7.8% against 7.7% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Malawi and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Malawi ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 50th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.