Current budget balance, including grants in Malawi
Malawi: Current budget balance, including grants was -24.32 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Malawi, 1977–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current budget balance, including grants in Malawi is -24.32 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 313.3% on the previous year and down 225.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Malawi peaked at 11.40 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -35.54 billion current LCU, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 47th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current budget balance, including grants in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -13.40 million current LCU | — |
| 1978 | -11.90 million current LCU | -11.2% |
| 1979 | -12.50 million current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 15.50 million current LCU | -224.0% |
| 1981 | -47.70 million current LCU | -407.7% |
| 1982 | -16.30 million current LCU | -65.8% |
| 1983 | -3.10 million current LCU | -81.0% |
| 1984 | -11.50 million current LCU | +271.0% |
| 1985 | -15.26 million current LCU | +32.7% |
| 1986 | -67.64 million current LCU | +343.3% |
| 1987 | -55.23 million current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1988 | 48.31 million current LCU | -187.5% |
| 1989 | -6.14 million current LCU | -112.7% |
| 1993 | -326.31 million current LCU | +5214.5% |
| 1994 | -2.17 billion current LCU | +566.4% |
| 1995 | -1.33 billion current LCU | -38.9% |
| 1996 | -1.35 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 1997 | -1.81 billion current LCU | +34.3% |
| 1998 | -2.60 billion current LCU | +43.7% |
| 1999 | -1.15 billion current LCU | -55.9% |
| 2000 | -2.89 billion current LCU | +151.8% |
| 2001 | -7.49 billion current LCU | +159.2% |
| 2002 | -17.20 billion current LCU | +129.8% |
| 2003 | -11.12 billion current LCU | -35.3% |
| 2004 | -13.74 billion current LCU | +23.5% |
| 2005 | -4.12 billion current LCU | -70.0% |
| 2006 | 703.55 million current LCU | -117.1% |
| 2007 | -21.75 billion current LCU | -3191.9% |
| 2008 | -32.31 billion current LCU | +48.5% |
| 2009 | -35.54 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 11.40 billion current LCU | -132.1% |
| 2011 | -24.32 billion current LCU | -313.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -24.32 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.90 billion current LCU. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -24.32 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -5214.5% | -6.14 million current LCU | -326.31 million current LCU |
| 2007 | -3191.9% | 703.55 million current LCU | -21.75 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.60 million current LCU | -13.40 million current LCU | -11.90 million current LCU | 3 |
| 1980s | -15.91 million current LCU | -67.64 million current LCU | 48.31 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.53 billion current LCU | -2.60 billion current LCU | -326.31 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | -14.55 billion current LCU | -35.54 billion current LCU | 703.55 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.46 billion current LCU | -24.32 billion current LCU | 11.40 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 current budget balance, including grants in Malawi?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Malawi was -24.32 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.40 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.54 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 225.0%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.