Kenya vs Malawi: Net domestic credit

Kenya
7.15 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Malawi
7.84 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Kenya rank
50th
Malawi rank
48th

Net domestic credit over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
02.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T196519942024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7.84 trillion current LCU against 7.15 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 695.42 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 48th of 186 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 billion current LCU 23.76 million current LCU 1.24 billion current LCU Kenya
1970s 6.63 billion current LCU 125.87 million current LCU 6.51 billion current LCU Kenya
1980s 34.77 billion current LCU 628.53 million current LCU 34.15 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 186.87 billion current LCU 2.60 billion current LCU 184.27 billion current LCU Kenya
2000s 571.83 billion current LCU 62.64 billion current LCU 509.20 billion current LCU Kenya
2010s 2.77 trillion current LCU 789.51 billion current LCU 1.98 trillion current LCU Kenya
2020s 6.02 trillion current LCU 3.55 trillion current LCU 2.47 trillion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 7.84 trillion current LCU against 7.15 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in net domestic credit between Kenya and Malawi?
695.42 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for net domestic credit?
Kenya ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net domestic credit (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,948 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.