Congo vs Malawi: Subsidies

Congo
7.60 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
20.46 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
19th
Malawi rank
17th

Subsidies over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
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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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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.