IDA blend vs Malawi: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
IDA blend
18.9%
in 2025
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
IDA blend rank
29th
Malawi rank
28th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- IDA blend
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 27.9% against 18.9% in IDA blend, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 11.9% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 4.9% | 7.1% | IDA blend |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 0.8% | IDA blend |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 19.9% | 5.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., IDA blend or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 27.9% against 18.9% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between IDA blend and Malawi?
- 9.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Malawi rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- IDA blend ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.