External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Malawi
Malawi: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.5%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2012
All-time low
36.9%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Malawi stood at 65.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Malawi peaked at 70.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.9% | — |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 65.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 65.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 36.9% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 53.5% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 55.2% | 65.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
- 5 Burundi 57.4% 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Malawi?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Malawi was 65.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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