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Malawi Government debt

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 202596.56%
Previous · 202486.55%
Highest · 2002101.51%
Lowest · 200617.91%

Malawi's government debt stands at 96.56% as of 2025-12-31, up from 86.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2002 to 2025 (24 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Malawi's government debt was 96.56%, up from 86.55% in 2024.

In 2024, Malawi's government debt was 86.55%, up from 84.53% in 2023.

In 2023, Malawi's government debt was 84.53%, up from 75.7% in 2022.

In 2022, Malawi's government debt was 75.7%, up from 66.55% in 2021.

In 2021, Malawi's government debt was 66.55%, up from 53.86% in 2020.

Malawi Government debt — historical data

YearValueChange
202596.56%+10.02%
202486.55%+2.02%
202384.53%+8.83%
202275.7%+9.15%
202166.55%+12.69%
202053.86%+12.67%
201941.19%+0.3796%
201840.81%+0.8323%
201739.98%+2.9%
201637.08%+1.63%
201535.46%+1.94%
201433.51%-1.83%
201335.35%+6.74%
201228.61%+8.62%
201119.98%+0.671%
201019.31%-4.17%
200923.49%-0.0366%
200823.52%+4.58%
200718.95%+1.04%
200617.91%-53.02%
200570.93%-3.73%
200474.66%-10.08%
200384.74%-16.76%
2002101.51%—

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Malawi's government debt?

Malawi's government debt is 96.56% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 86.55% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).

What was the highest government debt in Malawi?

The highest recorded value is 101.51% (2002); the lowest is 17.91% (2006), across data from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.