Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 4.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Malawi is 4.95, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Malawi peaked at 5.35 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 190th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.48 | — |
| 2001 | 1.38 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | +56.8% |
| 2008 | 3.39 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 4 | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 3.71 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.52 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.33 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.65 | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 2.89 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 3.84 | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 4.22 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 4.77 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.38 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 5.35 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.04 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.95 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 | 1.38 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 2.65 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 | 4.95 | 5.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 187 Somalia 6.89 compare
- 188 Zimbabwe 6.69 compare
- 189 Mozambique 5.49 compare
- 191 Madagascar 4.78 compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 3.52 compare
- 193 Rwanda 2.16 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.581 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Malawi?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Malawi was 4.95 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Malawi ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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