Malawi — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Malawi, the combined government deficit reading stood at −10.6% of GDP in 2025. Against −11% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.36 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −7.41% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2030

PeriodValue
2030-11.7 % of GDP
2029-12.1 % of GDP
2028-12 % of GDP
2027-13.2 % of GDP
2026-12.8 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2015
2025-10.6 % 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
2015-4.17 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.