External health expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: External health expenditure was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Malawi is 65.5%, measured in 2023.
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 in Malawi peaked at 70.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 177 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 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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% |
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 in Malawi?
- External health expenditure in Malawi was 65.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for external health expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.