External health expenditure per capita in Malawi
Malawi: External health expenditure per capita was 27.03 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 27.03 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Malawi peaked at 28.34 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.77 current US$, in 2001.
That places Malawi 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.84 current US$ | 2.77 current US$ | 22.09 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.96 current US$ | 18.28 current US$ | 26.99 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.11 current US$ | 23.41 current US$ | 28.34 current US$ | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure per capita in Malawi?
- External health expenditure per capita in Malawi was 27.03 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.34 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.