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

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 28.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
28.7%
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2019
All-time low
4.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

510152025302004201120192004: 12.42010: 5.22013: 4.72016: 24.82019: 28.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Malawi stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 448.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 28.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.

That places Malawi 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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) -urban in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 12.4%
2010 5.2% -57.7%
2013 4.7% -10.2%
2016 24.8% +428.4%
2019 28.7% +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 1
2010s 15.8% 4.7% 28.7% 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 28.7% 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 28.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Malawi ranks 16th out of 36 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 448.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - 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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