Botswana vs Malawi: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 11.34 billion GFS, current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malawi ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316.15 million GFS, current LCU | 558.11 million GFS, current LCU | 241.96 million GFS, current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.06 billion GFS, current LCU | 7.64 billion GFS, current LCU | 4.57 billion GFS, current LCU | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.73 billion GFS, current LCU | 21.38 billion GFS, current LCU | 12.64 billion GFS, current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Malawi?
- 11.34 billion GFS, current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 18th 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
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.