Malawi External Debt: Short Term

1970 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Malawi External Debt: Short Term

  • Malawi External Debt: Short Term value stood at 13.8 USD mn in Dec 2023, compared with 90.7 USD mn in the previous year.
  • Malawi External Debt: Short Term data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1970 to Dec 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 178.4 USD mn in Dec 2020 and a record low of 0.0 USD mn in Dec 1976.

The World Bank provides annual Short Term External Debt in USD.


Related information about Malawi External Debt: Short Term
  • In the latest reports of Malawi, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.3 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • 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: Short Term from 1970 to 2023 in the chart:

Malawi External Debt: Short Term

What was Malawi's External Debt: Short Term in 2023?

Malawi External Debt: Short Term value stood at 13.8 USD mn in Dec 2023, compared with 90.7 USD mn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
13.8 2023 90.7 2022 0.0 1976 178.4 2020 USD mn yearly 1970 - 2023

External Debt: Short Term by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 1,294.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 2,264.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 85,241.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,335.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) 463,515.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Sep 2025
Austria (USD mn) 264,409.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 612.3 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 10,072.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 807,988.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 2,890.9 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 104,394.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 11,967.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 1,254,795.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Chile (USD mn) 31,767.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 1,402,900.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 14,714.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 68,391.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 125,932.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 300,219.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 139.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 30,914.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 14,072.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Finland (USD mn) 279,328.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
France (USD mn) 4,167,974.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 5,392.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,850,772.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 208,327.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,183,882.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 33,025.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 2,952.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
India (USD mn) 135,449.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 58,944.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 1,569,790.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 54,457.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,048,655.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 2,983.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 3,385,343.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 19,346.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 22,808.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 161,619.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,874.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,818.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 22,523.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 42,161.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 1,151,843.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 3,590.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 13.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 41,014.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 11,580.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 67,595.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 2,881.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 2,815.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 173.7 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 9,945.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 933.7 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 44.5 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 417.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,973,076.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 83,622.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,005.6 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Norway (USD mn) 289,925.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 2,052.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 388.5 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
Paraguay (USD mn) 4,654.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2021
Peru (USD mn) 9,485.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 88,116.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 219,524.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 55,454.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 139,539.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 1,920.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,452,869.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 69,956.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 27,748.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 39,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 1,130,702.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 4,814.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 398,050.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,242,189.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Taiwan (USD mn) 216,419.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 677.8 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 84,636.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 16,526.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 172,937.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 14,198.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 7,783,567.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1979 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 9,634,400.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 9,983.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 44,489.0 Mar 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn) 35,109.2 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Yemen (USD mn) 517.5 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023

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Malawi Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -187.076 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,677.860 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
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) 18,587.472 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) 52,033.349 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) 10,889.039 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 515.600 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 434.400 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 209.600 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -6.700 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 522.300 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -173.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 117.0 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 40.9 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 60.077 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 222.975 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 34.498 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 290.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 105,095.742 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 79,592.082 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.390 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2.293 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.111 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 35.873 Jul 2025 monthly Feb 1999 - Jul 2025
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 10,682.068 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -266,219.080 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 526,730.649 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 261,073.377 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 122.732 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.195 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 140.916 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 89.753 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
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) 2.868 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
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) 13.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.007 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
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 (%) 9.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 83.604 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,005.072 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,277.595 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 51.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025
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 Nov 2015 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2015
Total Deposits (USD mn) 438.636 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 84.9 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,092.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 53.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.49 2023 yearly 2017 - 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) 5,370.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 7,805.500 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) 400,770.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2022
Bank Deposits (MWK bn) 616.400 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Jan 2025

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