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Malawi — General government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 62 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Malawi, the general government debt reading was 78.4% of GDP in 2025, compared with 87.6% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −9.26 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2019–2031

PeriodValue
203168.2 % of GDP
203067.7 % of GDP
202968.8 % of GDP
202870.2 % of GDP
202772.6 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2019
202674.5 % of GDP
202578.4 % of GDP
202487.6 % of GDP
202386.7 % of GDP
202275.7 % of GDP
202166.5 % of GDP
202053.9 % of GDP
201941.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.