Malawi External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Malawi external debt for 2022 was $3,338,181,912, a 4.37% increase from 2021.
  • Malawi external debt for 2021 was $3,198,348,254, a 8.67% increase from 2020.
  • Malawi external debt for 2020 was $2,943,281,967, a 21.19% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi external debt for 2019 was $2,428,679,899, a 7.19% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Malawi External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $3,338,181,912 4.37%
2021 $3,198,348,254 8.67%
2020 $2,943,281,967 21.19%
2019 $2,428,679,899 7.19%
2018 $2,265,713,574 4.78%
2017 $2,162,398,106 17.08%
2016 $1,847,005,075 7.31%
2015 $1,721,202,631 3.28%
2014 $1,666,540,757 6.40%
2013 $1,566,324,822 17.67%
2012 $1,331,139,880 9.69%
2011 $1,213,551,485 18.89%
2010 $1,020,774,253 -10.81%
2009 $1,144,449,860 15.05%
2008 $994,770,539 14.48%
2007 $868,946,321 -0.19%
2006 $870,594,216 -72.76%
2005 $3,195,998,422 -7.19%
2004 $3,443,607,863 10.68%
2003 $3,111,209,645 7.25%
2002 $2,900,916,475 11.93%
2001 $2,591,698,365 -4.58%
2000 $2,716,150,631 -1.48%
1999 $2,757,065,362 13.05%
1998 $2,438,886,276 9.59%
1997 $2,225,560,611 -3.73%
1996 $2,311,685,186 3.26%
1995 $2,238,776,662 10.77%
1994 $2,021,054,114 10.67%
1993 $1,826,231,848 6.86%
1992 $1,708,915,404 2.64%
1991 $1,664,940,523 6.85%
1990 $1,558,240,457 10.51%
1989 $1,410,101,288 3.76%
1988 $1,359,054,452 -0.57%
1987 $1,366,795,220 18.10%
1986 $1,157,319,300 13.37%
1985 $1,020,836,518 16.01%
1984 $879,965,289 -1.40%
1983 $892,447,752 3.19%
1982 $864,818,903 5.27%
1981 $821,549,156 -1.03%
1980 $830,099,378 24.08%
1979 $668,979,096 12.49%
1978 $594,691,120 29.13%
1977 $460,539,298 48.88%
1976 $309,343,465 14.51%
1975 $270,146,843 11.42%
1974 $242,448,769 12.76%
1973 $215,019,020 22.41%
1972 $175,657,680 15.41%
1971 $152,207,138 12.57%
1970 $135,209,090 12.57%