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

Latest (2011)
7.34 million current US$
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
39th
of 50 countries
All-time high
53.95 million current US$
in 1981
All-time low
0 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Malawi, 1970–2011

020.0M40.0M60.0M1970199020111970: 0 current US$1971: 4.3M current US$1972: 4.6M current US$1973: 6.4M current US$1974: 8.2M current US$1975: 9.0M current US$1976: 9.3M current US$1977: 7.7M current US$1978: 17.1M current US$1979: 24.6M current US$1980: 36.8M current US$1981: 54.0M current US$1982: 40.9M current US$1983: 38.0M current US$1984: 39.3M current US$1985: 39.9M current US$1986: 46.8M current US$1987: 37.4M current US$1988: 36.2M current US$1989: 35.4M current US$1990: 42.4M current US$1991: 42.3M current US$1992: 33.0M current US$1993: 28.2M current US$1994: 26.2M current US$1995: 40.2M current US$1996: 28.8M current US$1997: 27.4M current US$1998: 23.9M current US$1999: 18.8M current US$2000: 18.9M current US$2001: 14.8M current US$2002: 16.6M current US$2003: 18.0M current US$2004: 24.7M current US$2005: 23.4M current US$2006: 19.7M current US$2007: 12.2M current US$2008: 15.3M current US$2009: 15.7M current US$2010: 7.2M current US$2011: 7.3M current US$

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Djibouti 9.24 million current US$ compare
  2. 37 Lesotho 8.97 million current US$ compare
  3. 38 Eritrea 7.96 million current US$ compare
  4. 40 Rwanda 7.13 million current US$ compare
  5. 41 Gambia, The 6.38 million current US$ compare
  6. 42 Sierra Leone 6.26 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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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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Indicator
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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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.