Malawi vs Mali: Primary balance, excluding interest

Malawi
-134.83 billion current LCU
in 2009
Mali
-314.60 billion current LCU
in 2010
Malawi rank
40th
Mali rank
42nd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
-250.0B0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T196619882010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -134.83 billion current LCU against -314.60 billion current LCU in Mali, a difference of 179.77 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 40th and Mali ranks 42nd of 50 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1980s -96.82 million current LCU -68.63 billion current LCU 68.54 billion current LCU Malawi
1990s -2.68 billion current LCU -76.51 billion current LCU 73.83 billion current LCU Malawi
2000s -35.06 billion current LCU -54.34 billion current LCU 19.27 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Malawi or Mali?
Malawi, at -134.83 billion current LCU against -314.60 billion current LCU in Mali as of 2009.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Malawi and Mali?
179.77 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Malawi ranks 40th and Mali ranks 42nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (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
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).