Subsidies and other transfers in Malawi
Malawi: Subsidies and other transfers was 22.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Malawi, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Malawi is 22.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Malawi peaked at 41.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2018.
That places Malawi 118th out of 152 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.
Subsidies and other transfers in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41.6% | — |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 18.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 115 Cameroon 23.5% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.5% compare
- 117 El Salvador 23.3% compare
- 119 Bahamas 22.5% compare
- 120 Singapore 22.5% compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 22.4% 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 subsidies and other transfers in Malawi?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Malawi was 22.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Malawi ranks 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.