Malawi vs United States: Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU)
Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) over time
- Malawi
- United States
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 99.82 billion current LCU against 74.81 billion current LCU in United States, a difference of 25.01 billion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United States ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and United States ranks 33rd of 134 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 billion current LCU | 83.31 billion current LCU | 81.50 billion current LCU | United States |
| 2010s | 48.37 billion current LCU | 135.33 billion current LCU | 86.96 billion current LCU | United States |
| 2020s | 80.51 billion current LCU | 212.53 billion current LCU | 132.02 billion current LCU | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Malawi or United States?
- Malawi, at 99.82 billion current LCU against 74.81 billion current LCU in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Malawi and United States?
- 25.01 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Malawi ranks 31st and United States ranks 33rd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. 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.