Malawi — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for Malawi was −9.86% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −10.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.73 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −7.2% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1954–2025
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -9.86 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -10.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -10.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -8.86 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.38 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -6.62 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.59 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.47 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.59 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.94 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.62 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -4.52 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -4.52 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3.62 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.03 % of GDP |