Algeria vs Malawi: Subsidies

Algeria
2.90 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
20.46 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Algeria rank
20th
Malawi rank
17th

Subsidies over time

  • Algeria
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 2.90 billion GFS, current LCU in Algeria, a difference of 17.56 billion GFS, current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 7.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 17th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 28.40 billion GFS, current LCU 755.88 million GFS, current LCU 27.64 billion GFS, current LCU Algeria
2000s 4.03 billion GFS, current LCU 7.64 billion GFS, current LCU 3.61 billion GFS, current LCU Malawi
2010s 2.20 billion GFS, current LCU 21.38 billion GFS, current LCU 19.18 billion GFS, current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Algeria or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 2.90 billion GFS, current LCU in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Algeria and Malawi?
17.56 billion GFS, current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?
Algeria ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (GFS, 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
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.