Subsidies in Malawi
Malawi: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Malawi, 1995–2002
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Malawi is 0 current US$, measured in 2002.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Subsidies in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -14.67 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | -23.66 million current US$ | +61.3% |
| 1997 | 22.77 million current US$ | -196.2% |
| 1998 | -20.61 million current US$ | -190.5% |
| 1999 | -7.73 million current US$ | -62.5% |
| 2000 | -21.52 million current US$ | +178.2% |
| 2001 | -1.64 million current US$ | -92.4% |
| 2002 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.15 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.78 million current US$ | -23.66 million current US$ | 22.77 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | -7.72 million current US$ | -21.52 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$
- 14 Congo 0 current US$
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Malawi?
- Subsidies in Malawi was 0 current US$ in 2002, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 22.77 million current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.66 million current US$ in 1996.
- 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 country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.