Which has higher subsidies, Kenya or Malawi?

Kenya, at 0 current US$ against 0 current US$ in Malawi as of 2011.

What is the difference in subsidies between Kenya and Malawi?

0 current US$, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

Kenya vs Malawi: Subsidies

Kenya

0 current US$

in 2011

Malawi

0 current US$

in 2002

Kenya rank

14th

Malawi rank

14th

Subsidies over time

Kenya
Malawi

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kenya ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	695,199 current US$	-8.78 million current US$	9.48 million current US$	Kenya
2000s	33.92 million current US$	-7.72 million current US$	41.64 million current US$	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Kenya or Malawi?: Kenya, at 0 current US$ against 0 current US$ in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Kenya and Malawi?: 0 current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for subsidies?: Kenya ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 14th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). 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.