Total health spending per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total health spending per person was 1,441 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Malaysia is 1,441 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Malaysia peaked at 1,441 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 356.79 current international $, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 356.79 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 380.89 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 396.93 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 458.21 current international $ | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 480.22 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 477.91 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 567.49 current international $ | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 598.74 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 613.54 current international $ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 646.36 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 648.15 current international $ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 716.84 current international $ | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 793.93 current international $ | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 825.15 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 914.67 current international $ | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 937.4 current international $ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 935.79 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 981.27 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1,045 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1,111 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1,122 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,305 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 1,340 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,441 current international $ | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 497.71 current international $ | 356.79 current international $ | 646.36 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 890.91 current international $ | 648.15 current international $ | 1,111 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,302 current international $ | 1,122 current international $ | 1,441 current international $ | 4 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Malaysia?
- Total health spending per person in Malaysia was 1,441 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,441 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.79 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for total health spending per person?
- Malaysia ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.