Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.078 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.078
Change on year
down 48.6%
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1519
in 2016
All-time low
0.041
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi, 2004–2019

0.050.0750.10.1250.152004201120192004: 0.0862010: 0.0432013: 0.0412016: 0.1522019: 0.078

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.078 for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2019.

The figure is down 48.6% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi peaked at 0.1519 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 35th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.0865
2010 0.0426 -50.8%
2013 0.041 -3.7%
2016 0.1519 +270.6%
2019 0.078 -48.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0865 0.0865 0.0865 1
2010s 0.0784 0.041 0.1519 4

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  1. 32 Türkiye 0.1579 compare
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  3. 34 Burkina Faso 0.1268 compare
  4. 36 Poland 0.0052 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi was 0.078 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1519 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)