Malawi vs Niger

Malawi vs Niger: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 96.6% of GDP in Malawi and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 51 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Niger.

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% of GDP · IMF

Malawi vs Niger: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 96.6% of GDP in Malawi and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 51 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Niger.
MalawiNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Malawi ranked 20 and Niger ranked 90 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malawi at 67.5% of GDP and Niger at 43.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearMalawiNiger
202596.645.5
202486.648.1
202384.551.4
202275.750.7
202166.651.3
202053.945
201941.239.8
201840.837
20174036.5
201637.132.8
201535.529.9
201433.522.1
201335.419.6
201228.618.1
20112014.8
201019.315.1
200923.515.9
200823.514.2
20071917.8
200617.918.3
200570.949.5
200474.755.1
200384.760.6
2002101.569
2001–74
2000–82.1
1999–63.4
1998–61.3
1997–69.1
1996–63.5
1995–69.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMalawiNiger
20267846.3
20277545.4
202871.844.8
202969.644.2
203068.343.8
203167.543.4

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.

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