Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 16.48 in 2030. ▲ Rising
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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16.48 is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.76, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16.48 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.53, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -30.1% | 20.23 | 14.15 |
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
More public sector data for Malawi
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October