Malawi vs South Africa: Current budget balance, including grants
Malawi
-24.32 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
-131.32 billion current LCU
in 2008
Malawi rank
47th
South Africa rank
50th
Current budget balance, including grants over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -24.32 billion current LCU against -131.32 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 107.00 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.60 million current LCU | 195.58 million current LCU | 208.18 million current LCU | South Africa |
| 1980s | -15.91 million current LCU | -6.74 billion current LCU | 6.73 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 1990s | -1.53 billion current LCU | -7.06 billion current LCU | 5.52 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | -12.21 billion current LCU | -69.69 billion current LCU | 57.47 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at -24.32 billion current LCU against -131.32 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Malawi and South Africa?
- 107.00 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
- Malawi ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th 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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About this data
The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.