Malawi vs Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Malawi
16.0%
in 2024
Panama
16.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
41st
Panama rank
39th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Panama ranks 39th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 16.3% against 16.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Panama ranks 39th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.