Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 0.3556 <$2.15 a day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3556 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.5531 <$2.15 a day
in 2004
All-time low
0.2864 <$2.15 a day
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.20.40.62004201120192004: 0.553 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.386 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.286 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.33 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.356 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi is 0.3556 <$2.15 a day, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi peaked at 0.5531 <$2.15 a day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2864 <$2.15 a day, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.5531 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.3855 <$2.15 a day -30.3%
2013 0.2864 <$2.15 a day -25.7%
2016 0.33 <$2.15 a day +15.2%
2019 0.3556 <$2.15 a day +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.3394 <$2.15 a day 0.2864 <$2.15 a day 0.3855 <$2.15 a day 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 South Africa 0.2621 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 0.1702 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 4 Armenia 0.1271 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi was 0.3556 <$2.15 a day in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.5531 <$2.15 a day in 2004.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2864 <$2.15 a day in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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