Current expenditure, total in Malawi
Malawi: Current expenditure, total was 230.58 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Malawi, 1977–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 230.58 billion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 669.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Malawi peaked at 230.58 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 86.60 million current LCU, in 1977.
That places Malawi 29th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.67 million current LCU | 86.60 million current LCU | 134.50 million current LCU | 3 |
| 1980s | 475.39 million current LCU | 183.70 million current LCU | 1.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.67 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | 15.59 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.62 billion current LCU | 20.61 billion current LCU | 201.07 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.40 billion current LCU | 208.22 billion current LCU | 230.58 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Malawi
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.07 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0864 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 18,707 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Malawi?
- Current expenditure, total in Malawi was 230.58 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 230.58 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.60 million current LCU in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for current expenditure, total?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 669.7%. 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 expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.