Direct taxes in Malawi

Malawi: Direct taxes was 86.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
86.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
24th
of 51 countries
All-time high
86.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
166.90 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
29
1980–2011

Direct taxes in Malawi, 1980–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1980199520111980: 166.9M current LCU1981: 179.0M current LCU1982: 207.8M current LCU1983: 238.8M current LCU1984: 296.1M current LCU1985: 373.5M current LCU1986: 391.1M current LCU1987: 450.1M current LCU1988: 445.0M current LCU1989: 527.2M current LCU1993: 513.1M current LCU1994: 652.5M current LCU1995: 1.3B current LCU1996: 2.3B current LCU1997: 2.4B current LCU1998: 3.7B current LCU1999: 5.8B current LCU2000: 7.4B current LCU2001: 9.5B current LCU2002: 10.8B current LCU2003: 13.6B current LCU2004: 18.1B current LCU2005: 23.5B current LCU2006: 28.8B current LCU2007: 37.5B current LCU2008: 44.4B current LCU2009: 57.8B current LCU2010: 73.8B current LCU2011: 86.0B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for direct taxes in Malawi is 86.00 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 808.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, direct taxes in Malawi peaked at 86.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 166.90 million current LCU, in 1980.

That places Malawi 24th 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 327.56 million current LCU 166.90 million current LCU 527.23 million current LCU 10
1990s 2.36 billion current LCU 513.10 million current LCU 5.77 billion current LCU 7
2000s 25.13 billion current LCU 7.36 billion current LCU 57.82 billion current LCU 10
2010s 79.92 billion current LCU 73.84 billion current LCU 86.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 21 Sao Tome and Principe 178.09 billion current LCU compare
  2. 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 152.63 billion current LCU compare
  3. 23 Benin 89.34 billion current LCU compare
  4. 25 Egypt 84.37 billion current LCU compare
  5. 26 Chad 77.90 billion current LCU compare
  6. 27 Morocco 71.39 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct taxes in Malawi?
Direct taxes in Malawi was 86.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest direct taxes recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 86.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest direct taxes recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 166.90 million current LCU in 1980.
How does Malawi rank for direct taxes?
Malawi ranks 24th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is direct taxes rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 808.8%. 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 Direct taxes (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct taxes (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,416 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered. Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises. Data are in current local currency.