Kenya vs Malawi: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.05 trillion current LCU against 893.67 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 156.81 billion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 155 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 353.58 billion current LCU | 214.60 billion current LCU | 138.98 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2020s | 638.59 billion current LCU | 440.52 billion current LCU | 198.07 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.05 trillion current LCU against 893.67 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Kenya and Malawi?
- 156.81 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.