Grants and other revenue in Malawi
Malawi: Grants and other revenue was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grants and other revenue in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 23.5% for grants and other revenue in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants and other revenue in Malawi peaked at 39.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 57th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Grants and other revenue in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 39.2% | — |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +89.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -48.5% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -38.7% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 12.5% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 15.4% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants and other revenue in Malawi?
- Grants and other revenue in Malawi was 23.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest grants and other revenue recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest grants and other revenue recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for grants and other revenue?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grants and other revenue rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.