Budgetary investment in Malawi

Malawi: Budgetary investment was 85.84 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
85.84 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
22nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
85.84 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
124.20 million current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
29
1980–2011

Budgetary investment in Malawi, 1980–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1980199520111980: 174.9M current LCU1981: 124.2M current LCU1982: 139.6M current LCU1983: 142.9M current LCU1984: 138.4M current LCU1985: 160.2M current LCU1986: 189.8M current LCU1987: 207.4M current LCU1988: 284.3M current LCU1989: 295.3M current LCU1993: 480.4M current LCU1994: 869.3M current LCU1995: 1.4B current LCU1996: 1.7B current LCU1997: 1.9B current LCU1998: 4.0B current LCU1999: 7.4B current LCU2000: 11.7B current LCU2001: 10.0B current LCU2002: 11.4B current LCU2003: 16.0B current LCU2004: 26.1B current LCU2005: 23.5B current LCU2006: 32.9B current LCU2007: 71.5B current LCU2008: 53.9B current LCU2009: 46.1B current LCU2010: 69.7B current LCU2011: 85.8B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 85.84 billion current LCU for budgetary investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 754.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Malawi peaked at 85.84 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 124.20 million current LCU, in 1981.

That places Malawi 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 185.69 million current LCU 124.20 million current LCU 295.29 million current LCU 10
1990s 2.56 billion current LCU 480.44 million current LCU 7.45 billion current LCU 7
2000s 30.31 billion current LCU 10.04 billion current LCU 71.52 billion current LCU 10
2010s 77.77 billion current LCU 69.70 billion current LCU 85.84 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 19 Egypt 104.30 billion current LCU compare
  2. 20 Mauritania 92.60 billion current LCU compare
  3. 21 Niger 92.30 billion current LCU compare
  4. 23 Benin 73.10 billion current LCU compare
  5. 24 Ethiopia 48.66 billion current LCU compare
  6. 25 Togo 46.36 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is budgetary investment in Malawi?
Budgetary investment in Malawi was 85.84 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 85.84 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 124.20 million current LCU in 1981.
How does Malawi rank for budgetary investment?
Malawi ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 754.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.