Malawi — Government consumption

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

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The government consumption reading for Malawi was 5.84T LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 4.59T LCU in 2024; the period change was +27.2%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 2.59T LCU, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.4% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2011–2025

PeriodValue
20255.84T LCU
20244.59T LCU
20232.95T LCU
20222.53T LCU
20212.08T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2011
20201.85T LCU
20191.85T LCU
20181.61T LCU
20171.48T LCU
20161.08T LCU
2015736.97B LCU
2014522.93B LCU
2013349.52B LCU
2012200.67B LCU
2011139.95B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.