Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2164 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.2164
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2211
in 2004
All-time low
0.1167
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.050.10.150.22004201120192004: 0.2212010: 0.1462013: 0.1172016: 0.2112019: 0.216

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi is 0.2164, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi peaked at 0.2211 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1167, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2211
2010 0.1458 -34.1%
2013 0.1167 -19.9%
2016 0.211 +80.7%
2019 0.2164 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2211 0.2211 0.2211 1
2010s 0.1725 0.1167 0.2164 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi was 0.2164 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2211 in 2004.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1167 in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Malawi ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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