IDA total vs Malawi: Claims on central government, etc.

IDA total
14.5%
in 2023
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
IDA total rank
32nd
Malawi rank
27th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • IDA total
  • Malawi
0102030196319932024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 27.9% against 14.5% in IDA total, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 13.0% 11.9% 1.1% IDA total
1990s 11.5% 4.9% 6.6% IDA total
2000s 5.8% 4.7% 1.0% IDA total
2010s 8.3% 7.2% 1.1% IDA total
2020s 13.1% 17.8% 4.8% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., IDA total or Malawi?
Malawi, at 27.9% against 14.5% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between IDA total and Malawi?
13.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Malawi rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
IDA total ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.