Domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi peaked at 1.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +86.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +55.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Malawi was 0.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.