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

00.511.522000201120232000: 12001: 0.8372002: 0.9752003: 1.22004: 0.8582005: 1.12006: 0.9442007: 0.7352008: 1.42009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.22012: 0.9562013: 1.52014: 1.62015: 1.92016: 1.92017: 1.72018: 1.72019: 1.52020: 1.62021: 1.42022: 0.8772023: 0.838

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

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malawi, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 0.7346 1.37 10
2010s 1.5 0.9564 1.91 10
2020s 1.16 0.8376 1.56 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 172 Pakistan 0.9001 compare
  2. 173 Eritrea 0.8494 compare
  3. 174 Comoros 0.8464 compare
  4. 176 Yemen 0.8187 compare
  5. 177 Guinea 0.8067 compare
  6. 178 Sierra Leone 0.7889 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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