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Budget balance — Malawi

Budget balance in Malawi in 2031 — -11.3%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 188. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 6.8 pp.

2031 -11.3% +0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 183of 188
Period maximum 0.6%2010
Period minimum -12%2027

Trend over time

2002–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Malawi, 2002–2031-15-10-505200220052008201120142017202020232026202920312002: -4.5%2003: -2.6%2004: -2.6%2005: -1.6%2006: 0%2007: -2.6%2008: -2.9%2009: -3%2010: 0.6%2011: -2.8%2012: -1.5%2013: -3.7%2014: -3.1%2015: -4.2%2016: -4.9%2017: -5.2%2018: -4.3%2019: -4.5%2020: -8%2021: -8.3%2022: -9.3%2023: -7.8%2024: -11%2025: -11.5%2026: -10.5%2027: -12%2028: -11.4%2029: -11.5%2030: -11.5%2031: -11.3%
Change over the period: −6.8 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi -11.3%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -11.3 +0.2 pp
2030 -11.5 +0 pp
2029 -11.5 −0.1 pp
2028 -11.4 +0.6 pp
2027 -12 −1.5 pp
2026 -10.5 +1 pp
2025 -11.5 −0.5 pp
2024 -11 −3.2 pp
2023 -7.8 +1.5 pp
2022 -9.3 −1 pp
2021 -8.3 −0.3 pp
2020 -8 −3.5 pp
2019 -4.5 −0.2 pp
2018 -4.3 +0.9 pp
2017 -5.2 −0.3 pp
2016 -4.9 −0.7 pp
2015 -4.2 −1.1 pp
2014 -3.1 +0.6 pp
2013 -3.7 −2.2 pp
2012 -1.5 +1.3 pp
2011 -2.8 −3.4 pp
2010 0.6 +3.6 pp
2009 -3 −0.1 pp
2008 -2.9 −0.3 pp
2007 -2.6 −2.6 pp
2006 0 +1.6 pp
2005 -1.6 +1 pp
2004 -2.6 +0 pp
2003 -2.6 +1.9 pp
2002 -4.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 0 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles -0.6 SS South Sudan -0.9 ZW Zimbabwe -0.9 KM Comoros -1.4 ET Ethiopia -1.5 ZM Zambia -2 SO Somalia -2.1 BI Burundi -3.2 TZ Tanzania -3.2 MG Madagascar -3.6 RW Rwanda -3.6 UG Uganda -4.6 KE Kenya -6.3 MZ Mozambique -11 MW Malawi -11.3
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About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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