Malawi vs Panama: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Malawi
16.0%
in 2024
Panama
16.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
48th
Panama rank
45th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.3% against 16.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Panama ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Panama ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 17.6% | 12.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.8% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.8% | 2.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 16.3% against 16.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Panama ranks 45th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release