Burundi vs Malawi: Subsidies

Burundi
27.81 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2005
Malawi
20.46 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Burundi rank
16th
Malawi rank
17th

Subsidies over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 27.81 billion GFS, current LCU against 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 7.35 billion GFS, current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 17th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 1.54 billion GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 1.54 billion GFS, current LCU Burundi
1990s 5.41 billion GFS, current LCU 558.11 million GFS, current LCU 4.85 billion GFS, current LCU Burundi
2000s 16.45 billion GFS, current LCU 938.42 million GFS, current LCU 15.51 billion GFS, current LCU Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Burundi or Malawi?
Burundi, at 27.81 billion GFS, current LCU against 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU in Malawi as of 2005.
What is the difference in subsidies between Burundi and Malawi?
7.35 billion GFS, current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2005.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?
Burundi ranks 16th 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.