Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi
Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants was -61.60 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi is -61.60 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 27.5% on the previous year and down 549.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi peaked at -146.00 million current LCU in 1983 and was at its lowest, -99.16 billion current LCU, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -213.43 million current LCU | -304.12 million current LCU | -146.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.03 billion current LCU | -3.60 billion current LCU | -554.24 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | -49.99 billion current LCU | -99.16 billion current LCU | -4.96 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -73.26 billion current LCU | -84.92 billion current LCU | -61.60 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Ethiopia -29.41 billion current LCU compare
- 15 Mauritania -42.01 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau -43.80 billion current LCU compare
- 18 Niger -119.30 billion current LCU compare
- 19 Benin -119.37 billion current LCU compare
- 20 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
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 overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Malawi was -61.60 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -146.00 million current LCU in 1983.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.16 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 549.8%. 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 Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.