Malawi vs Namibia: Current budget balance, including grants

Malawi
-24.32 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
-2.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi rank
47th
Namibia rank
45th

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
-40.0B-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197719942011

How they compare

Namibia currently reports -2.50 billion current LCU against -24.32 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 21.82 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 45th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s -15.91 million current LCU -81.59 million current LCU 65.69 million current LCU Malawi
1990s -1.53 billion current LCU 122.69 million current LCU 1.66 billion current LCU Namibia
2000s -14.55 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU 16.51 billion current LCU Namibia
2010s -6.46 billion current LCU -1.22 billion current LCU 5.24 billion current LCU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at -2.50 billion current LCU against -24.32 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Malawi and Namibia?
21.82 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Malawi ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 45th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.