Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Malawi
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 82.1 current international $ against 21.22 current international $ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 60.88 current international $.
That makes Malawi's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.92 current international $ | 4.2 current international $ | 22.73 current international $ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 57.68 current international $ | 7.78 current international $ | 49.89 current international $ | Malawi |
| 2020s | 73.46 current international $ | 18.8 current international $ | 54.66 current international $ | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Malawi, at 82.1 current international $ against 21.22 current international $ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 60.88 current international $, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.