Congo - Kinshasa vs Malawi: Government debt
Government debt: 17.2% of GDP in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 96.6% of GDP in Malawi in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 67.3 percentage points, or 4.92 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
Congo - KinshasaMalawi
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · IMF
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 17.2 2023 | 8.3 | — | 32.6 2031 |
| Malawi | 96.6 2025 | 35.5 | 20 of 149 | 67.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 32.6% of GDP and Malawi at 67.5% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.4 | 96.6 |
| 2024 | 17.3 | 86.6 |
| 2023 | 17.2 | 84.5 |
| 2022 | 16.6 | 75.7 |
| 2021 | 15.6 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 12.8 | 53.9 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 41.2 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 40.8 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 40 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 37.1 |
| 2015 | 10.2 | 35.5 |
| 2014 | 8.7 | 33.5 |
| 2013 | 8.3 | 35.4 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 28.6 |
| 2011 | 7.8 | 20 |
| 2010 | 31.8 | 19.3 |
| 2009 | 91.6 | 23.5 |
| 2008 | 80.3 | 23.5 |
| 2007 | 85.1 | 19 |
| 2006 | 107.5 | 17.9 |
| 2005 | 112 | 70.9 |
| 2004 | 164.1 | 74.7 |
| 2003 | 114.5 | 84.7 |
| 2002 | 136 | 101.5 |
| 2001 | 185.4 | – |
| 2000 | 135 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23.7 | 78 |
| 2027 | 26.9 | 75 |
| 2028 | 28.4 | 71.8 |
| 2029 | 30 | 69.6 |
| 2030 | 31.5 | 68.3 |
| 2031 | 32.6 | 67.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time