Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Malawi

Malawi: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ was 8.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.95
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
186th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.66
in 2021
All-time low
1.64
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Malawi, 2000–2023

2468102000201120232000: 1.82001: 1.62002: 22003: 2.32004: 2.12005: 2.32006: 3.82007: 5.32008: 6.72009: 7.12010: 5.22011: 5.52012: 4.32013: 5.42014: 52015: 6.22016: 7.32017: 6.62018: 6.62019: 7.92020: 9.62021: 9.72022: 9.12023: 8.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 8.95 for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Malawi peaked at 9.66 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2001.

Malawi ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Malawi, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.77
2001 1.64 -7.2%
2002 1.99 +21.6%
2003 2.31 +15.7%
2004 2.05 -11.1%
2005 2.25 +9.8%
2006 3.81 +69.1%
2007 5.31 +39.5%
2008 6.69 +25.9%
2009 7.08 +5.8%
2010 5.18 -26.9%
2011 5.47 +5.8%
2012 4.34 -20.8%
2013 5.43 +25.1%
2014 5.03 -7.3%
2015 6.24 +24.1%
2016 7.34 +17.5%
2017 6.57 -10.4%
2018 6.64 +1.1%
2019 7.91 +19.0%
2020 9.56 +20.9%
2021 9.66 +1.0%
2022 9.09 -5.9%
2023 8.95 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.49 1.64 7.08 10
2010s 6.01 4.34 7.91 10
2020s 9.32 8.95 9.66 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 183 Gambia 9.69 compare
  2. 184 Zambia 9.05 compare
  3. 185 Niue 9.04 compare
  4. 187 Rwanda 8.41 compare
  5. 188 Mozambique 8.38 compare
  6. 189 Burundi 7.83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Malawi?
Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Malawi was 8.95 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 9.66 in 2021.
What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2001.
How does Malawi rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$?
Malawi ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,873 data points, 2000–2023
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