Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 96.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -10.2 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $15.1 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -13.8 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +61.1 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 61.8 % (2023)
- ISO code
- MWI
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.1 bn |
| 2024 | $11.8 bn |
| 2023 | $13.4 bn |
| 2022 | $12.5 bn |
| 2021 | $12.5 bn |
| 2020 | $11.8 bn |
| 2019 | $11.0 bn |
| 2018 | $9.9 bn |
| 2017 | $8.9 bn |
| 2016 | $7.7 bn |
| 2015 | $9.0 bn |
| 2014 | $8.5 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -13.8 % |
| 2024 | -14.5 % |
| 2023 | -12.1 % |
| 2022 | -16.6 % |
| 2021 | -13.8 % |
| 2020 | -13.8 % |
| 2019 | -13.0 % |
| 2018 | -12.0 % |
| 2017 | -15.7 % |
| 2016 | -13.1 % |
| 2015 | -12.5 % |
| 2014 | -7.0 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.6 % |
| 2024 | 86.5 % |
| 2023 | 84.5 % |
| 2022 | 75.7 % |
| 2021 | 66.5 % |
| 2020 | 53.9 % |
| 2019 | 41.2 % |
| 2018 | 40.8 % |
| 2017 | 40.0 % |
| 2016 | 37.1 % |
| 2015 | 35.5 % |
| 2014 | 33.5 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -10.2 % |
| 2024 | -11.0 % |
| 2023 | -7.8 % |
| 2022 | -9.3 % |
| 2021 | -8.3 % |
| 2020 | -8.0 % |
| 2019 | -4.5 % |
| 2018 | -4.3 % |
| 2017 | -5.2 % |
| 2016 | -4.9 % |
| 2015 | -4.2 % |
| 2014 | -3.1 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 61.8 |
| 2022 | 55.6 |
| 2019 | 44.8 |
| 2018 | 41.7 |
| 2017 | 34.3 |
| 2016 | 37.9 |
| 2015 | 27.3 |
| 2014 | 27.9 |
| 2013 | 24.9 |
| 2012 | 28.5 |
| 2011 | 18.8 |
| 2010 | 19.3 |