Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
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 (current LCU) over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
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
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.