Liberia vs Malawi: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 49.2% against 24.2% in Liberia, a difference of 25.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.
Liberia ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 7.4% | 2.6% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 360.9% | 12.6% | 348.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 417.9% | 5.8% | 412.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | -10.9% | 19.0% | 29.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 8.1% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 33.7% | 24.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 49.2% against 24.2% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Liberia and Malawi?
- 25.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for claims on central government?
- Liberia ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.