Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 16.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi peaked at 21.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 16.5% | — |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +50.3% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.5% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 38 Curaçao 16.4% compare
- 39 Panama 16.3% compare
- 40 Israel 16.1% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 16.0% compare
- 43 El Salvador 15.9% compare
- 44 Afghanistan 15.7% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malawi was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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