Current health expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: Current health expenditure per capita, PPP was 125.34 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi stood at 125.34 current international $.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 126.85 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.28 current international $, in 2001.
That places Malawi 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.92 current international $ | 24.28 current international $ | 78.86 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.85 current international $ | 72.53 current international $ | 123.97 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.11 current international $ | 106.45 current international $ | 126.85 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 174 Central African Republic 136.69 current international $ compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 133 current international $ compare
- 176 Chad 129.91 current international $ compare
- 178 Laos 123.25 current international $ compare
- 179 Syria 122.45 current international $ compare
- 180 Tanzania 119.03 current international $ compare
More health data for Malawi
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 284,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi?
- Current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi was 125.34 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 126.85 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.28 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for current health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.