Adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi
Malawi: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 1.29 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi is 1.29 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 184.4% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi peaked at 13.55 million current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, -18.05 million current US$, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 17th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -526,000 current US$ | -115.0% |
| 1972 | -500,000 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 1973 | -430,000 current US$ | -14.0% |
| 1974 | -502,000 current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1975 | -477,000 current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1976 | -531,000 current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1977 | -501,000 current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1979 | -36,000 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | -18.05 million current US$ | +50050.0% |
| 1981 | -18.05 million current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -16.46 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1983 | -15.09 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1984 | -14.86 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1985 | -14.92 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1986 | -16.05 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1987 | -14.79 million current US$ | -7.8% |
| 1988 | -12.20 million current US$ | -17.5% |
| 1989 | -11.33 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1990 | -7.12 million current US$ | -37.2% |
| 1991 | -9.27 million current US$ | +30.2% |
| 1992 | -1.83 million current US$ | -80.3% |
| 1993 | 6.23 million current US$ | -441.0% |
| 1994 | 10.44 million current US$ | +67.4% |
| 1995 | -3.39 million current US$ | -132.5% |
| 1996 | 387,902 current US$ | -111.4% |
| 1997 | -3.56 million current US$ | -1018.7% |
| 1998 | 9.14 million current US$ | -356.4% |
| 1999 | 10.97 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 13.55 million current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 13.51 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.94 million current US$ | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 11.09 million current US$ | +39.8% |
| 2004 | 5.98 million current US$ | -46.1% |
| 2005 | 5.53 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 3.19 million current US$ | -42.4% |
| 2007 | -6.00 million current US$ | -288.1% |
| 2008 | -6.58 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2009 | -8.07 million current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2010 | -1.53 million current US$ | -81.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million current US$ | -184.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.29 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 735,243 current US$, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.29 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -50050.0% | -36,000 current US$ | -18.05 million current US$ |
| 1997 | -1018.7% | 387,902 current US$ | -3.56 million current US$ |
| 1993 | +441.0% | -1.83 million current US$ | 6.23 million current US$ |
| 1998 | +356.4% | -3.56 million current US$ | 9.14 million current US$ |
| 2007 | -288.1% | 3.19 million current US$ | -6.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -300 current US$ | -531,000 current US$ | 3.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -15.18 million current US$ | -18.05 million current US$ | -11.33 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million current US$ | -9.27 million current US$ | 10.97 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 million current US$ | -8.07 million current US$ | 13.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -119,040 current US$ | -1.53 million current US$ | 1.29 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More external debt data for Malawi
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -200,000 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0092 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -6.36 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 197.50 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 9.12 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0175 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -30,000 NFL, current US$ (2006)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Malawi was 1.29 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.55 million current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.05 million current US$ in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.