Other expense in Malawi
Malawi: Other expense was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Malawi, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.6% for other expense in 2022.
That represents a change of down 63.2% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Malawi peaked at 2.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
That places Malawi 136th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Tax revenue 15.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 39.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 30.5% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.0% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -11.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 35.8% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 23.5% (2024)
- Interest payments 26.3% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Malawi?
- Other expense in Malawi was 0.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for other expense?
- Malawi ranks 136th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.