Bahamas vs Malawi: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Bahamas
2.7%
in 2023
Malawi
2.7%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
162nd
Malawi rank
161st
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malawi?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Malawi rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.