Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.1534 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1534
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2078
in 2013
All-time low
0.0815
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.050.10.150.22004201120192004: 0.1152010: 0.0812013: 0.2082016: 0.1972019: 0.153

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.1534 for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in 2019.

That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 0.2078 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0815, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 32nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1151
2010 0.0815 -29.2%
2013 0.2078 +155.2%
2016 0.1971 -5.2%
2019 0.1534 -22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1151 0.1151 0.1151 1
2010s 0.16 0.0815 0.2078 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 29 Ecuador 0.1793 compare
  2. 30 Thailand 0.1785 compare
  3. 31 Panama 0.1594 compare
  4. 33 Honduras 0.1403 compare
  5. 34 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1378 compare
  6. 35 South Africa 0.0536 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Malawi was 0.1534 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2078 in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Malawi ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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