Malawi — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1954–2019 · 66 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 −224.44B LCU in 2019. The previous reading was −224.44B LCU in 2018; the period change was −2.67M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.82% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2006–2019

PeriodValue
2019-224.44B LCU
2018-224.44B LCU
2017-326.77B LCU
2016-367.63B LCU
2015-258.55B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2006
2014-186.31B LCU
2013-22.58B LCU
2012-76.07B LCU
2011-25.72B LCU
20101.63B LCU
2009-38.75B LCU
2008-15.54B LCU
2007-6.12B LCU
2006-52.84M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.