Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malawi
Malawi: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 3,756 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3,756 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi peaked at 3,756 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 285.6 million USD, in 2003.
That places Malawi 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 289.68 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 420.59 million USD | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 285.6 million USD | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 296.99 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 444.82 million USD | +49.8% |
| 2006 | 477.65 million USD | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 573.39 million USD | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1,138 million USD | +98.5% |
| 2009 | 1,407 million USD | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1,294 million USD | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1,308 million USD | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,307 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,489 million USD | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 1,571 million USD | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,504 million USD | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,550 million USD | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,707 million USD | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 1,845 million USD | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,951 million USD | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2,882 million USD | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 2,360 million USD | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 3,225 million USD | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 3,452 million USD | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3,756 million USD | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 592.69 million USD | 285.6 million USD | 1,407 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,553 million USD | 1,294 million USD | 1,951 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,135 million USD | 2,360 million USD | 3,756 million USD | 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1.16 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 13.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 12.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 47.01 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi was 3,756 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,756 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 285.6 million USD in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Malawi ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.