Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Overall budget balance, including grants

Malawi
-633.75 million current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Malawi rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
13th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
-40.0B-20.0B020.0B197719942011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -633.75 million current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 331.39 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -209.88 million current LCU -560.59 million current LCU 350.71 million current LCU Malawi
1990s -3.08 billion current LCU -614.47 million current LCU 2.46 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s -15.46 billion current LCU -834.50 million current LCU 14.62 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2010s 10.34 billion current LCU -243.68 million current LCU 10.59 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million current LCU against -633.75 million current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
331.39 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Malawi ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall 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

Indicator
Overall 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, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.