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Malawi — Central government deficit

millions of MWK · Annual · 1954–2025 · 72 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Malawi was −2.67T MWK in 2025. The previous reading was −2.16T MWK in 2024; the period change was −509.52B MWK. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −9.86% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2011–2025

PeriodValue
2025-2.67T MWK
2024-2.16T MWK
2023-1.57T MWK
2022-1.04T MWK
2021-736.53B MWK
10 earlier values, back to 2011
2020-584.26B MWK
2019-378.42B MWK
2018-395.64B MWK
2017-234.50B MWK
2016-252.43B MWK
2015-189.84B MWK
2014-139.45B MWK
2013-101.01B MWK
2012-56.94B MWK
2011-26.65B MWK
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.