Malawi vs Sudan: General government total expenditure
Malawi
7.35 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Sudan
6.83 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Malawi rank
35th
Sudan rank
36th
General government total expenditure over time
- Malawi
- Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 7.35 trillion current LCU against 6.83 trillion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 512.08 billion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Malawi ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 744.80 million current LCU | 744.80 million current LCU | Sudan |
| 2000s | 110.10 billion current LCU | 14.17 billion current LCU | 95.93 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2010s | 856.99 billion current LCU | 106.89 billion current LCU | 750.10 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.13 trillion current LCU | 3.00 trillion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Malawi or Sudan?
- Malawi, at 7.35 trillion current LCU against 6.83 trillion current LCU in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Malawi and Sudan?
- 512.08 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release