Malawi — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2031 · 78 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Malawi, the combined government deficit reading stood at −11.5% of GDP in 2025. Against −11% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.48 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −7.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -11.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -11.5 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -11.5 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -11.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -12 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | -10.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -11.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -11 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -7.84 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -9.32 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.34 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -8.03 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.55 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.35 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -5.15 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.9 % of GDP |