Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi
Malawi: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 105.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi, 2008–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi stood at 105.5%.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi peaked at 122.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 38th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.6% | — |
| 2009 | 109.5% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 104.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 104.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 111.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 122.7% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 107.8% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 107.2% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -19.9% |
| 2025 | 105.5% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 88.6% | 109.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 80.0% | 122.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 85.8% | 107.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Malawi was 105.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 122.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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