Malawi vs South Africa: Expense

Malawi
2.38 trillion current LCU
in 2022
South Africa
2.23 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Malawi rank
44th
South Africa rank
45th

Expense over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.38 trillion current LCU against 2.23 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 151.38 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 45th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.