Malawi vs Nepal: Claims on central government, etc.
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
Nepal
28.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
27th
Nepal rank
26th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28.2% against 27.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 11.0% | 6.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 10.4% | 5.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.4% | 2.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Malawi or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 28.2% against 27.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Malawi and Nepal?
- 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Malawi ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 26th 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.