Overall budget balance, including grants in Malawi
Malawi: Overall budget balance, including grants was -633.75 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Malawi, 1977–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -633.75 million current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011.
The figure is down 103.0% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Malawi peaked at 21.32 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -36.53 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Malawi 15th 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 | -69.40 million current LCU | -99.40 million current LCU | -46.70 million current LCU | 3 |
| 1980s | -209.88 million current LCU | -293.76 million current LCU | -148.47 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.08 billion current LCU | -8.78 billion current LCU | -344.16 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -15.46 billion current LCU | -36.53 billion current LCU | 12.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 billion current LCU | -633.75 million current LCU | 21.32 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- 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 overall budget balance, including grants in Malawi?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Malawi was -633.75 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.32 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.53 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.