Benin vs Malawi: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Benin
2.6%
in 2023
Malawi
3.3%
in 2023
Benin rank
190th
Malawi rank
187th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.3% against 2.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 190th and Malawi ranks 187th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 7.8% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.3% against 2.6% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Benin ranks 190th and Malawi ranks 187th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.