Malawi vs South Asia: Claims on central government, etc.
Malawi
27.9%
in 2024
South Asia
19.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
27th
South Asia rank
26th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Malawi
- South Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 27.9% against 19.7% in South Asia, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Asia ahead.
Malawi ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 26th of 187 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 18.8% | 6.8% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 19.9% | 15.0% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 20.4% | 15.7% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 21.4% | 14.1% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 0.0% | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Malawi or South Asia?
- Malawi, at 27.9% against 19.7% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Malawi and South Asia?
- 8.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Malawi ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 26th 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.