Total expenditure and net lending in Malawi

Malawi: Total expenditure and net lending was 315.67 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
315.67 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
30th
of 51 countries
All-time high
315.67 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
142.50 million current LCU
in 1977
Years of data
29
1977–2011

Total expenditure and net lending in Malawi, 1977–2011

0100.0B200.0B300.0B1977199420111977: 142.5M current LCU1978: 178.5M current LCU1979: 248.0M current LCU1980: 358.6M current LCU1981: 392.8M current LCU1982: 400.3M current LCU1983: 432.0M current LCU1990: 1.4B current LCU1991: 1.5B current LCU1992: 2.2B current LCU1993: 2.4B current LCU1994: 5.1B current LCU1995: 6.8B current LCU1996: 8.7B current LCU1997: 10.1B current LCU1998: 15.9B current LCU1999: 23.2B current LCU2000: 32.1B current LCU2001: 40.6B current LCU2002: 52.1B current LCU2003: 67.6B current LCU2004: 91.2B current LCU2005: 106.3B current LCU2006: 136.1B current LCU2007: 180.5B current LCU2008: 217.3B current LCU2009: 248.3B current LCU2010: 277.6B current LCU2011: 315.7B current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2011, total expenditure and net lending in Malawi stood at 315.67 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 677.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure and net lending in Malawi peaked at 315.67 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 142.50 million current LCU, in 1977.

Malawi ranks 30th of 51 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 189.67 million current LCU 142.50 million current LCU 248.00 million current LCU 3
1980s 395.93 million current LCU 358.60 million current LCU 432.00 million current LCU 4
1990s 7.73 billion current LCU 1.38 billion current LCU 23.22 billion current LCU 10
2000s 117.20 billion current LCU 32.12 billion current LCU 248.29 billion current LCU 10
2010s 296.63 billion current LCU 277.60 billion current LCU 315.67 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 27 Burundi 398.02 billion current LCU compare
  2. 28 Niger 376.50 billion current LCU compare
  3. 29 Mauritania 341.90 billion current LCU compare
  4. 31 Morocco 260.09 billion current LCU compare
  5. 32 Central African Republic 158.30 billion current LCU compare
  6. 33 Ethiopia 88.38 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure and net lending in Malawi?
Total expenditure and net lending in Malawi was 315.67 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest total expenditure and net lending recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 315.67 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest total expenditure and net lending recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 142.50 million current LCU in 1977.
How does Malawi rank for total expenditure and net lending?
Malawi ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is total expenditure and net lending rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 677.8%. 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 Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,412 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total expenditure and net lending includes both current and capital (development) expenditures and includes lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.