GOAL 1: No Poverty in Malawi

Malawi: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2009
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Malawi, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 1 5 year moving average2005: 1 5 year moving average2006: 1 5 year moving average2007: 1 5 year moving average2008: 1 5 year moving average2009: 0.5 5 year moving average2010: 1 5 year moving average2011: 1 5 year moving average2012: 1 5 year moving average2013: 1 5 year moving average2014: 1 5 year moving average2015: 0.714 5 year moving average2016: 1 5 year moving average2017: 1 5 year moving average2018: 1 5 year moving average2019: 1 5 year moving average2020: 1 5 year moving average2021: 1 5 year moving average2022: 1 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 1: no poverty in Malawi is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Malawi peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2009.

That places Malawi 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9167 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.9714 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 10
2020s 1 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Malawi?
Goal 1: no poverty in Malawi was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2004.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2009.
How does Malawi rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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