Malawi vs Mexico: Claims on central government, etc.
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
Mexico
28.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
27th
Mexico rank
24th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Malawi
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 28.6% against 27.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Malawi ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 25.8% | 13.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 8.5% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 13.7% | 8.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 15.6% | 8.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 22.3% | 2.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Malawi or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 28.6% against 27.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Malawi and Mexico?
- 0.7%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mexico rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Malawi ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 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.