Malawi vs Tanzania: Total reserves (% of total external debt)
Total reserves (% of total external debt) over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 22.3% against 20.1% in Malawi, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 82nd of 112 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 4.8% | 15.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 0.6% | 5.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 33.7% | 21.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.8% | 0.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 22.3% against 20.1% in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 2.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for total reserves?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 82nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.