Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 13.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Malawi, 2009–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Malawi is 13.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Malawi peaked at 13.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2012.
That places Malawi 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.9% | — |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 30.43 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 122.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 319.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Malawi?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Malawi was 13.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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