Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malawi
Malawi: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 100.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 67 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
89.6%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2010–2016
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malawi, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 100.0% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
That places Malawi 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.2% | — |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0%
- 1 Gabon 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0%
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0%
- 1 Malaysia 100.0%
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0%
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0%
- 1 South Africa 100.0% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malawi?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malawi was 100.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release