Public debt rose 9.58% to USD 4.50 bil in Malawi in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt in Malawi reached an all time high of USD 4.50 bil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 0.984 bil in 2006. When compared to Malawi's main peers, public debt in Mozambique amounted to USD 19.3 bil, USD 193 bil in South Africa, USD 26.5 bil in Tanzania and USD 16.3 bil in Zambia in 2020.
Malawi has been ranked 139th within the group of 167 countries we follow in terms of public debt, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | USD bil | 82.2 | 89.8 | 68.1 | 47.8 | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD bil | 2.49 | 2.58 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 7.12 | 7.12 | 7.57 | 6.94 | 5.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 42.9 | 50.7 | 55.7 | 57.8 | 58.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 0.926 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.890 | 0.944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | USD bil | 3.40 | 3.76 | 4.11 | 4.50 | 4.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 12.8 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 5.56 | 6.86 | 7.86 | 7.99 | 9.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 185 | 207 | 208 | 193 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 1.27 | 1.81 | 2.07 | 1.89 | 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD bil | 19.1 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD bil | 10.7 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 16.2 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 16.3 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | ... | ... | 18.0 | 17.1 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 5.94 |
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