Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) was 1.83 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.83 trillion current LCU for taxes less subsidies on products in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 535.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Malawi peaked at 1.83 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.12 million current LCU, in 1981.
That places Malawi 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 91.35 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 91.12 million current LCU | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 94.69 million current LCU | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 117.86 million current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 158.66 million current LCU | +34.6% |
| 1985 | 200.69 million current LCU | +26.5% |
| 1986 | 192.38 million current LCU | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 311.13 million current LCU | +61.7% |
| 1988 | 476.28 million current LCU | +53.1% |
| 1989 | 711.60 million current LCU | +49.4% |
| 1990 | 793.20 million current LCU | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 469.39 million current LCU | -40.8% |
| 1992 | 560.55 million current LCU | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 569.25 million current LCU | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.03 billion current LCU | +81.7% |
| 1995 | 2.37 billion current LCU | +129.4% |
| 1996 | 2.71 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 1.78 billion current LCU | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 4.31 billion current LCU | +142.2% |
| 1999 | 5.68 billion current LCU | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 8.66 billion current LCU | +52.5% |
| 2001 | 8.86 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.14 billion current LCU | -64.5% |
| 2003 | 12.28 billion current LCU | +290.6% |
| 2004 | 34.10 billion current LCU | +177.6% |
| 2005 | 45.94 billion current LCU | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 49.40 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 56.36 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 67.92 billion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 79.39 billion current LCU | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 95.14 billion current LCU | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 113.80 billion current LCU | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 136.41 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 182.68 billion current LCU | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 233.42 billion current LCU | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 287.50 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 354.49 billion current LCU | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 405.17 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 467.90 billion current LCU | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 497.75 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 490.87 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 625.92 billion current LCU | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 738.31 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 trillion current LCU | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 1.37 trillion current LCU | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 1.83 trillion current LCU | +33.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.83 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 353.63 billion current LCU, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.83 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 327.21 billion current LCU, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +290.6% | 3.14 billion current LCU | 12.28 billion current LCU |
| 2004 | +177.6% | 12.28 billion current LCU | 34.10 billion current LCU |
| 1998 | +142.2% | 1.78 billion current LCU | 4.31 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 244.58 million current LCU | 91.12 million current LCU | 711.60 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 billion current LCU | 469.39 million current LCU | 5.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.60 billion current LCU | 3.14 billion current LCU | 79.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 277.43 billion current LCU | 95.14 billion current LCU | 497.75 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 trillion current LCU | 490.87 billion current LCU | 1.83 trillion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products in Malawi?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Malawi was 1.83 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.12 million current LCU in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 535.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.