Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Malawi

Malawi: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 19.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2013
All-time low
19.8%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Malawi, 2004–2019

051015202004201120192004: 19.82010: 20.52013: 21.42016: 202019: 19.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 19.8% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Malawi peaked at 21.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2019.

That places Malawi 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 19.8%
2010 20.5% +3.7%
2013 21.4% +4.3%
2016 20.0% -6.4%
2019 19.8% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 19.8% 19.8% 1
2010s 20.4% 19.8% 21.4% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Viet Nam 20.0% compare
  2. 8 Republic of Moldova 19.9% compare
  3. 9 El Salvador 19.9% compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 19.7% compare
  5. 12 Thailand 19.7% compare
  6. 13 Serbia 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Malawi?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Malawi was 19.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 365 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population