Burundi vs Malawi: Current expenditure, total

Burundi
265.43 billion current LCU
in 2008
Malawi
230.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burundi rank
27th
Malawi rank
29th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 265.43 billion current LCU against 230.58 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 34.85 billion current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 29th of 51 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 16.13 billion current LCU 475.39 million current LCU 15.66 billion current LCU Burundi
1990s 55.30 billion current LCU 7.67 billion current LCU 47.63 billion current LCU Burundi
2000s 184.86 billion current LCU 73.90 billion current LCU 110.96 billion current LCU Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Burundi or Malawi?
Burundi, at 265.43 billion current LCU against 230.58 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2008.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Burundi and Malawi?
34.85 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2008.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Burundi ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 29th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.