Kenya vs Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Kenya
-128.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
-94.96 billion current LCU
in 2009
Kenya rank
33rd
Malawi rank
30th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
-2.0T-1.5T-1.0T-500.0B0197919952011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -94.96 billion current LCU against -128.89 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 33.92 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 30th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s -6.92 billion current LCU -209.88 million current LCU 6.71 billion current LCU Malawi
1990s -1.50 billion current LCU -3.08 billion current LCU 1.58 billion current LCU Kenya
2000s -64.01 billion current LCU -35.00 billion current LCU 29.01 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at -94.96 billion current LCU against -128.89 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Kenya and Malawi?
33.92 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Kenya ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 30th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.