Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 26.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
26.0%
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2019
All-time low
4.3%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi, 2004–2019

5101520252004201120192004: 8.32010: 8.12013: 4.32016: 21.12019: 26

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi is 26.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 219.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 26.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 8.3%
2010 8.1% -1.6%
2013 4.3% -47.0%
2016 21.1% +389.9%
2019 26.0% +23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 1
2010s 14.9% 4.3% 26.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi was 26.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Malawi ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 219.5%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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