Congo vs Malawi: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU in Congo, a difference of 12.86 billion GFS, current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.7 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.
Congo ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 billion GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 4.68 billion GFS, current LCU | Congo |
| 1990s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 558.11 million GFS, current LCU | 558.11 million GFS, current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | 44.95 billion GFS, current LCU | 7.64 billion GFS, current LCU | 37.31 billion GFS, current LCU | Congo |
| 2010s | 9.30 billion GFS, current LCU | 21.38 billion GFS, current LCU | 12.08 billion GFS, current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU against 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU in Congo as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Congo and Malawi?
- 12.86 billion GFS, current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?
- Congo ranks 19th 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.