Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) in Malawi
Malawi: Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Malawi, 1995–2002
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU; from SNA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 current LCU; from SNA for subsidies in 2002.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
That places Malawi 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU; from SNA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -224.23 million current LCU; from SNA | — |
| 1996 | -362.22 million current LCU; from SNA | +61.5% |
| 1997 | 374.47 million current LCU; from SNA | -203.4% |
| 1998 | -640.34 million current LCU; from SNA | -271.0% |
| 1999 | -341.01 million current LCU; from SNA | -46.7% |
| 2000 | -1.28 billion current LCU; from SNA | +275.8% |
| 2001 | -118.56 million current LCU; from SNA | -90.7% |
| 2002 | 0 current LCU; from SNA | -100.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 current LCU; from SNA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -238.67 million current LCU; from SNA | -640.34 million current LCU; from SNA | 374.47 million current LCU; from SNA | 5 |
| 2000s | -466.65 million current LCU; from SNA | -1.28 billion current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Botswana 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 12 Namibia 244.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 13 Mozambique 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Chad 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Comoros 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Congo 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Eritrea 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current LCU; from SNA
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 subsidies in Malawi?
- Subsidies in Malawi was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 2002, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 374.47 million current LCU; from SNA in 1997.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.28 billion current LCU; from SNA in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for subsidies?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2002.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 local currency.