Which has higher subsidies, Eritrea or Malawi?

Eritrea, at 0 current US$ against 0 current US$ in Malawi as of 2009.

What is the difference in subsidies between Eritrea and Malawi?

0 current US$, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?

8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Malawi: Subsidies

Eritrea

0 current US$

in 2009

Malawi

0 current US$

in 2002

Eritrea rank

14th

Malawi rank

14th

Subsidies over time

Eritrea
Malawi

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0 current US$ against 0 current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 0 current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 14th of 24 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 current US$	-8.78 million current US$	8.78 million current US$	Eritrea
2000s	0 current US$	-7.72 million current US$	7.72 million current US$	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Eritrea or Malawi?: Eritrea, at 0 current US$ against 0 current US$ in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in subsidies between Eritrea and Malawi?: 0 current US$, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?: Eritrea ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 14th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subsidies (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 24 places, 507 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.