Ethiopia vs Malawi: Total capital expenditure and net lending

Ethiopia
48.66 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
87.14 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
31st
Malawi rank
29th

Total capital expenditure and net lending over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 87.14 billion current LCU against 48.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 38.47 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 340.94 million current LCU 82.00 million current LCU 258.94 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s 1.12 billion current LCU 197.53 million current LCU 924.92 million current LCU Ethiopia
1990s 3.48 billion current LCU 2.63 billion current LCU 852.99 million current LCU Ethiopia
2000s 9.90 billion current LCU 30.58 billion current LCU 20.68 billion current LCU Malawi
2010s 44.64 billion current LCU 78.92 billion current LCU 34.28 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total capital expenditure and net lending, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 87.14 billion current LCU against 48.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in total capital expenditure and net lending between Ethiopia and Malawi?
38.47 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for total capital expenditure and net lending?
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,453 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.