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Malawi: External debt stocks, total
3.74Bcurrent USD · 2024+125.4% since 2014
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. Annual figures for Malawi from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,743,648,285.8 | |
| 2023 | 3,604,152,682.7 | |
| 2022 | 3,340,066,801.7 | |
| 2021 | 3,197,123,056.9 | |
| 2020 | 2,961,709,327.2 | |
| 2019 | 2,427,416,965.7 | |
| 2018 | 2,265,713,574.3 | |
| 2017 | 2,162,398,106.2 | |
| 2016 | 1,848,081,075.2 | |
| 2015 | 1,722,514,630.8 | |
| 2014 | 1,660,844,756.6 | |
| 2013 | 1,562,928,822.3 | |
| 2012 | 1,331,643,879.7 | |
| 2011 | 1,213,551,485.4 | |
| 2010 | 1,020,774,253.2 | |
| 2009 | 1,144,449,860.3 | |
| 2008 | 994,770,539.4 | |
| 2007 | 868,946,321 | |
| 2006 | 870,594,215.5 | |
| 2005 | 3,195,998,422.2 | |
| 2004 | 3,443,607,862.6 | |
| 2003 | 3,111,209,644.5 | |
| 2002 | 2,900,916,474.8 | |
| 2001 | 2,591,698,365.2 | |
| 2000 | 2,716,150,630.5 | |
| 1999 | 2,757,065,362.4 | |
| 1998 | 2,438,886,276 | |
| 1997 | 2,225,560,611.3 | |
| 1996 | 2,311,685,185.8 | |
| 1995 | 2,238,776,661.5 | |
| 1994 | 2,021,054,114.3 | |
| 1993 | 1,826,231,847.6 | |
| 1992 | 1,708,915,403.5 | |
| 1991 | 1,664,940,523.2 | |
| 1990 | 1,558,240,456.5 | |
| 1989 | 1,410,101,287.7 | |
| 1988 | 1,359,054,452.1 | |
| 1987 | 1,366,795,219.6 | |
| 1986 | 1,157,319,300.3 | |
| 1985 | 1,020,836,517.7 | |
| 1984 | 879,965,289 | |
| 1983 | 892,447,751.9 | |
| 1982 | 864,818,902.9 | |
| 1981 | 821,549,155.7 | |
| 1980 | 830,099,378.4 | |
| 1979 | 668,979,096.1 | |
| 1978 | 594,691,119.5 | |
| 1977 | 460,539,297.9 | |
| 1976 | 309,343,465.2 | |
| 1975 | 270,146,842.5 | |
| 1974 | 242,448,768.9 | |
| 1973 | 215,019,020.3 | |
| 1972 | 175,657,679.9 | |
| 1971 | 152,207,137.9 | |
| 1970 | 135,209,089.9 |
Source
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