Ethiopia vs Malawi: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 97.82 billion current LCU against 35.05 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 62.77 billion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.8 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.87 billion current LCU | 110.40 million current LCU | 1.76 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.23 billion current LCU | 5.05 billion current LCU | 817.75 million current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.69 billion current LCU | 32.75 billion current LCU | 21.06 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 97.82 billion current LCU against 35.05 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 62.77 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2008.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for government consumption?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.