Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -20.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malawi, 2009–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -20.2% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malawi peaked at -11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -20.2%, in 2022.
That places Malawi 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -15.7% | — |
| 2010 | -12.7% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | -12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | -11.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | -13.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | -14.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | -12.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | -12.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | -13.2% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | -14.9% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | -14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | -16.5% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | -17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | -20.2% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -15.7% | -15.7% | -15.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | -13.2% | -14.9% | -11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.0% | -20.2% | -16.5% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 186.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 125,196 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 105.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 52.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 275.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malawi?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malawi was -20.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.2% in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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