Gambia vs Malawi: Claims on central government, etc.
Gambia
27.6%
in 2024
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Malawi rank
27th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 27.9% against 27.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 11.9% | 6.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | -2.0% | 4.9% | 6.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 7.2% | 14.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 19.9% | 11.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 27.9% against 27.6% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.