Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1669 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1669
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
24th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.1669
in 2019
All-time low
0.0833
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.050.10.152004201120192004: 0.1252010: 0.1142013: 0.0832016: 0.1542019: 0.167

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.1669 for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 0.1669 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0833, in 2013.

That places Malawi 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1247
2010 0.1138 -8.7%
2013 0.0833 -26.8%
2016 0.1536 +84.3%
2019 0.1669 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1247 0.1247 0.1247 1
2010s 0.1294 0.0833 0.1669 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 21 Kyrgyzstan 0.1843 compare
  2. 22 Brazil 0.1776 compare
  3. 23 Ecuador 0.1708 compare
  4. 25 Honduras 0.1392 compare
  5. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1383 compare
  6. 27 Peru 0.1302 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi was 0.1669 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1669 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0833 in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Malawi ranks 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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