Revenue, excluding grants in Malawi
Malawi: Revenue, excluding grants was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Malawi is 15.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Malawi peaked at 15.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.4% | — |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.3% | 15.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 193.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 503.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 338,013 current LCU per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Malawi?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Malawi was 15.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Malawi ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.