External health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi
Malawi: External health expenditure channeled through government was 42.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi is 42.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi peaked at 71.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -58.9% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +729.2% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -58.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +1454.1% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +77.1% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -7.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 42.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 42.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1454.1% | 1.9% | 29.1% |
| 2002 | +729.2% | 5.6% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 5.6% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 1.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 42.7% | 54.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 74 Botswana 44.5% compare
- 75 Maldives 44.3% compare
- 76 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.9% compare
- 78 Djibouti 42.0% compare
- 79 Côte d'Ivoire 40.8% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.8% compare
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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Malawi was 42.7% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.