Botswana vs Malawi: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Botswana

6.3%

in 2023

Malawi

6.5%

in 2023

Botswana rank

100th

Malawi rank

97th

Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Malawi currently reports 6.5% against 6.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 100th and Malawi ranks 97th of 195 countries.

Indicator: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).