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Malawi - Fiscal Balance -8.57

World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · updated 2026-10-03 · 142 economies tracked

Latest value

-8.57 (2028)

Global rank

##133 of 142 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 2002

1.5×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#139198019902000201020202028#86#1332027 overtook Bahrain2028 overtook Maldives
MalawiQatarUnited Arab EmiratesLesothoOman

Real annual global ranks, 1980 - 2028. Malawi climbed from #86 to #133 (overtook Bahrain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 41 places in global rank auto
2010
Climbed 38 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 57 places in global rank auto
2013
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance, 2002-2028

World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2002201220222028-12.75-8.21-3.680.86

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