Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi
Malawi: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.8376 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8376
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.91
in 2016
All-time low
0.7346
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi is 0.8376, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi peaked at 1.91 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7346, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8366 | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9749 | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.18 | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8577 | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9437 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7346 | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.37 | +86.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9564 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | +55.0% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.72 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.69 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.53 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.877 | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8376 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7346 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0.9564 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.8376 | 1.56 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi was 0.8376 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 2016.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7346 in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Malawi ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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