Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 16.48 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
16.48
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
168th
of 195 countries
All-time high
20.23
in 2010
All-time low
12.79
in 2003
Years of data
28
2003–2030
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malawi, 2003–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malawi stood at 16.48.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malawi peaked at 20.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.79, in 2003.
That places Malawi 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.79 | — |
| 2004 | 14.56 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 15.81 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 17.78 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 18.17 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.72 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.21 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.23 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 14.15 | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 17.31 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 16.98 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.19 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 15.35 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.84 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.84 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 15.04 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 14.77 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.7 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.31 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.36 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 17.64 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.49 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 17.46 | -5.5% |
| 2026 | 17.27 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 17.4 | +0.8% |
| 2028 | 17.31 | -0.5% |
| 2029 | 16.67 | -3.7% |
| 2030 | 16.48 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.29 | 12.79 | 18.17 | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.97 | 14.15 | 20.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.96 | 14.7 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 2030s | 16.48 | 16.48 | 16.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 165 Chad 16.91 compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 16.71 compare
- 167 Guinea 16.64 compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 16.32 compare
- 170 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.21 compare
- 171 Pakistan 15.94 compare
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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malawi?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malawi was 16.48 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October