Botswana vs Malawi: Subsidies

Botswana
9.12 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
20.46 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
18th
Malawi rank
17th

Subsidies over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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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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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.