Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali
Mali: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 35.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Mali recorded 35.4% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2012.
Mali ranks 143rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +86.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 12.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 11.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.4% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 140 Sao Tome and Principe 37.0% compare
- 141 Guatemala 35.8% compare
- 142 Pakistan 35.7% compare
- 144 Uzbekistan 35.4% compare
- 145 Mauritania 34.2% compare
- 146 Congo 34.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mali was 35.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Mali ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.