Ethiopia vs Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Ethiopia
-29.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
-61.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
14th
Malawi rank
17th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
-100.0B-80.0B-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0197619932011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -29.41 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 32.19 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s -1.22 billion current LCU -213.43 million current LCU 1.01 billion current LCU Malawi
1990s -3.03 billion current LCU -2.03 billion current LCU 996.39 million current LCU Malawi
2000s -9.41 billion current LCU -44.81 billion current LCU 35.40 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s -27.31 billion current LCU -73.26 billion current LCU 45.95 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at -29.41 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Ethiopia and Malawi?
32.19 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all 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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 881 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.