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
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.
Budgetary investment in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 174.90 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 124.20 million current LCU | -29.0% |
| 1982 | 139.60 million current LCU | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 142.90 million current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 138.40 million current LCU | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 160.22 million current LCU | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 189.78 million current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 207.40 million current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 284.26 million current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 295.29 million current LCU | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 480.44 million current LCU | +62.7% |
| 1994 | 869.30 million current LCU | +80.9% |
| 1995 | 1.45 billion current LCU | +66.4% |
| 1996 | 1.73 billion current LCU | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 1.95 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 4.02 billion current LCU | +106.6% |
| 1999 | 7.45 billion current LCU | +85.1% |
| 2000 | 11.68 billion current LCU | +56.8% |
| 2001 | 10.04 billion current LCU | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 11.39 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 16.02 billion current LCU | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 26.06 billion current LCU | +62.7% |
| 2005 | 23.55 billion current LCU | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 32.94 billion current LCU | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 71.52 billion current LCU | +117.1% |
| 2008 | 53.86 billion current LCU | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 46.07 billion current LCU | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 69.70 billion current LCU | +51.3% |
| 2011 | 85.84 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 85.84 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.66 billion current LCU, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 85.84 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.