Health spending per person in Malawi

Current health spending in Malawi was US$41 per person in 2023.

Measure: Health spending per person (US dollars) Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Malawi, 2023 US$41 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2022 +3.1% 2022: US$40 per person
World, 2023 US$1,317 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2023 176th of 191 See the full ranking

Health spending per person in Malawi over time

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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Health spending per person (US dollars) (current US dollars per person), 2000 to 2023
Period MalawiWorld
2023 US$41 per person US$1,317 per person
2022 US$40 per person US$1,266 per person
2021 US$46 per person US$1,258 per person
2020 US$42 per person US$1,160 per person
2019 US$37 per person US$1,085 per person
2018 US$37 per person US$1,067 per person
2017 US$38 per person US$1,028 per person
2016 US$34 per person US$992 per person
2015 US$35 per person US$975 per person
2014 US$35 per person US$1,016 per person
2013 US$40 per person US$993 per person
2012 US$33 per person US$982 per person
2011 US$39 per person US$974 per person
2010 US$34 per person US$900 per person
2009 US$36 per person US$863 per person
2008 US$33 per person US$854 per person
2007 US$25 per person US$789 per person
2006 US$21 per person US$720 per person
2005 US$17 per person US$680 per person
2004 US$16 per person US$640 per person
2003 US$12 per person US$583 per person
2002 US$11 per person US$519 per person
2001 US$7 per person US$488 per person
2000 US$9 per person US$476 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.1% from US$40 per person in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was US$40 per person, the figure has changed by +4.4%.
  • Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Malawi has the 176th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Malawi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database