External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 82.1 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 82.1 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 84.61 current international $ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.06 current international $, in 2001.
That places Malawi 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.82 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 9.06 current international $ | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 11.18 current international $ | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 14.43 current international $ | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 26.88 current international $ | +86.3% |
| 2005 | 27.83 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 33.46 current international $ | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 42.29 current international $ | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 44.3 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 48.99 current international $ | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 45.52 current international $ | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 50.29 current international $ | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 60.38 current international $ | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 84.61 current international $ | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 63.34 current international $ | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 48.65 current international $ | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 57.21 current international $ | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 62.66 current international $ | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 53.85 current international $ | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 50.23 current international $ | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 58.81 current international $ | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 77.47 current international $ | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 75.46 current international $ | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.1 current international $ | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.92 current international $ | 9.06 current international $ | 48.99 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.68 current international $ | 45.52 current international $ | 84.61 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.46 current international $ | 58.81 current international $ | 82.1 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 13 South Sudan 98.47 current international $ compare
- 14 Botswana 85.57 current international $ compare
- 15 Mozambique 82.31 current international $ compare
- 17 Samoa 78.44 current international $ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 70.57 current international $ compare
- 19 Afghanistan 69.95 current international $ compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi was 82.1 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 84.61 current international $ in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.