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Malawi: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-11.81percent · 2024-254.6% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Malawi from 2009 to 2024.

20092024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-11.806
2023-7.501
2022-10.584
2021-6.642
2020-6.327
2019-4.315
2018-4.141
2017-2.119
2016-2.282
2015-3.074
2014-3.33
2013-0.625
2012-3.667
2011-1.264
20100.028
2009-3.178

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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