Malawi External Debt

1984 - 2021 | Yearly | MWK mn | Reserve Bank of Malawi

Key information about Malawi External Debt

  • Malawi External Debt reached 2,812,733.5 MWK mn in Dec 2021, compared with 2,021,553.2 MWK mn in the previous year.
  • Malawi External Debt: MWK mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2,812,733.5 MWK mn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 980.6 MWK mn in Dec 1984.




Related information about Malawi External Debt
  • In the latest reports of Malawi, Current Account recorded a deficit of 1.8 USD bn in Dec 2021.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 46.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
  • Malawi Direct Investment Abroad fell by 122.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 146.4 USD mn in Dec 2021.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 10.9 USD bn in Dec 2019.

View Malawi's External Debt from 1984 to 2021 in the chart:

Malawi External Debt

What was Malawi's External Debt in 2021?

Malawi External Debt reached 2,812,733.5 MWK mn in Dec 2021, compared with 2,021,553.2 MWK mn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,812,733.5 2021 2,021,553.2 2020 980.6 1984 2,812,733.5 2021 MWK mn yearly 1984 - 2021

External Debt by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 10,736.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 283,516.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 6,501.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 1,958,183.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2023
Austria (USD mn) 744,396.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 8,135.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 96,549.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 36,661.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 1,473,984.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,544.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,020.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) 49,855.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 22,408.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (USD mn) 2,912,639.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Chile (USD mn) 241,042.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
China (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 193,907.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 171,796.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 197,939.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 503,533.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,197.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 164,521.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 35,445.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
European Union (USD mn) 16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 643,060.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 7,398,409.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 23,373.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Germany (USD mn) 6,385,258.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 29,185.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2022
Greece (USD mn) 585,514.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,839,204.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 285,598.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 22,508.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2023
India (USD mn) 635,324.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 407,106.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 3,147,735.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 155,170.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 29,752.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 4,340,852.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 40,671.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 161,916.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 663,631.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,900.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 9,978.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Laos (USD mn) 10,234.8 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Latvia (USD mn) 43,625.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,577.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 50,744.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 3,668,133.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 11,729.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 270,687.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 200,913.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 199,333.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 9,763.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 34,569.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,815.2 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (USD mn) 63,124.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,150.3 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,529.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,585.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 3,927,042.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 204,491.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 41,594.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 737,752.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 131,159.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,889.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 21,762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Peru (USD mn) 102,172.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Philippines (USD mn) 118,833.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (USD mn) 393,163.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 421,999.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 169,046.9 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (USD mn) 326,589.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 47,438.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 1,824,043.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 125,358.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 60,664.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 156,096.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (USD mn) 2,501,997.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,029,251.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,315,096.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Taiwan (USD mn) 206,499.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2023
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,089.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 190,055.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (USD mn) 40,844.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Turkey (USD mn) 482,639.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 12.722 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,434.345 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) 6,260.770 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) 20,588.320 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) 5,373.870 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 406.100 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 199.600 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 384.500 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 276.100 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) 21.600 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -42.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 47.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 71.994 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 221.872 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6.964 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 89.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -35.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 90,702.185 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 85,896.266 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.602 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 4.158 Oct 2023 monthly Jul 1987 - Oct 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.407 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 28.959 Nov 2023 monthly Feb 1999 - Nov 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -44,269.600 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 92,870.700 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 13,399.500 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 48,601.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,752.1 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.0 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -95.160 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
External Debt (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 90.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.891 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -6,956.681 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn) -99,300.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 48.423 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,005.072 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,261.896 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 36.0 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jun 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 22.783 Jul 2014 monthly Jan 1972 - Jul 2014
Total Deposits (USD mn) 272.252 Jan 2024 monthly Feb 2005 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 295.4 Jan 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 2,762.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 32.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.35 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) 3,807.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024

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