Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Malawi
Malawi: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 7.34 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Malawi, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Malawi is 7.34 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Malawi peaked at 53.95 million current US$ in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
That places Malawi 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 4.33 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 4.60 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 6.43 million current US$ | +39.8% |
| 1974 | 8.20 million current US$ | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 8.98 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 9.33 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 7.70 million current US$ | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 17.10 million current US$ | +122.0% |
| 1979 | 24.64 million current US$ | +44.1% |
| 1980 | 36.75 million current US$ | +49.2% |
| 1981 | 53.95 million current US$ | +46.8% |
| 1982 | 40.86 million current US$ | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 37.98 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 39.26 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.92 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 46.85 million current US$ | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 37.39 million current US$ | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 36.20 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 35.35 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 42.36 million current US$ | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 42.30 million current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.02 million current US$ | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 28.21 million current US$ | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 26.22 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 40.17 million current US$ | +53.2% |
| 1996 | 28.76 million current US$ | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 27.39 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 23.93 million current US$ | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 18.80 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 18.90 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.78 million current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 16.60 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 18.05 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 24.69 million current US$ | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 23.45 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 19.71 million current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 12.15 million current US$ | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 15.33 million current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 15.71 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.22 million current US$ | -54.0% |
| 2011 | 7.34 million current US$ | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7.34 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7.34 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.13 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 24.64 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.45 million current US$ | 35.35 million current US$ | 53.95 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.12 million current US$ | 18.80 million current US$ | 42.36 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.94 million current US$ | 12.15 million current US$ | 24.69 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 million current US$ | 7.22 million current US$ | 7.34 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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Malawi?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Malawi was 7.34 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 53.95 million current US$ in 1981.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.