Malawi — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1954–2030 · 77 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

The combined government deficit reading for Malawi was −2.78T LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −2.16T LCU in 2024; the period change was −616.33B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −10.6% in 2025.

-8.00T-6.00T-4.00T-2.00T02.00T1954201520202030LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2015–2030

PeriodValue
2030-7.69T LCU
2029-6.84T LCU
2028-5.77T LCU
2027-5.30T LCU
2026-4.19T LCU
11 earlier values, back to 2015
2025-2.78T LCU
2024-2.16T LCU
2023-1.17T LCU
2022-1.06T LCU
2021-803.07B LCU
2020-683.86B LCU
2019-361.72B LCU
2018-303.44B LCU
2017-324.60B LCU
2016-241.97B LCU
2015-165.15B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.