Malawi vs Tanzania: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malawi
492.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tanzania
503.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
18th
Tanzania rank
17th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 503.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 492.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 11.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malawi ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 174.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 157.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 92.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 329.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 237.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 321.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 445.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 123.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 503.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 492.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 11.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.