Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Malawi
Malawi: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 13.19 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Malawi is 13.19 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Malawi peaked at 13.19 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.96 Percentage of GDP, in 2005.
That places Malawi 112th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.96 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 8.96 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.69 Percentage of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.34 Percentage of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 10.88 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.29 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.58 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.28 Percentage of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 11.49 Percentage of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 12.7 Percentage of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 11.95 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.17 Percentage of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.54 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.57 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.35 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.37 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.19 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 13.19 Percentage of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.19 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 13.19 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.77 Percentage of GDP | 8.96 Percentage of GDP | 10.88 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.98 Percentage of GDP | 10.28 Percentage of GDP | 13.17 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.62 Percentage of GDP | 12.35 Percentage of GDP | 13.19 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Malawi?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Malawi was 13.19 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.19 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 Percentage of GDP in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Malawi ranks 112th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.