Malawi

Fiscal Balance

-5.3
percent of GDP
Dec 05Dec 06Dec 07Dec 08Dec 09Dec 10Dec 11Dec 12Dec 13Dec 14Dec 15Dec 16Dec 17Dec 18Dec 19Dec 21-12.000-8.000-4.0000.0004.000
  • Malawi
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

103
Armenia-5.11
105
Slovenia-5.2
105
Bangladesh-5.2
107
Yemen-5.23
108
Malawi-5.3
109
Macedonia-5.36
110
Swaziland-5.38
111
Madagascar-5.4
112
Belgium-5.5
112
Lesotho-5.5
112
Israel-5.5
112
Rwanda-5.5

Definition of Fiscal Balance

The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.

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