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

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.1067 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1067
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1727
in 2016
All-time low
0.0422
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

0.050.10.152004201120192004: 0.0862010: 0.0682013: 0.0422016: 0.1732019: 0.107

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Malawi is 0.1067, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 38.2% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 0.1727 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0422, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.0865
2010 0.068 -21.3%
2013 0.0422 -37.9%
2016 0.1727 +309.1%
2019 0.1067 -38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0865 0.0865 0.0865 1
2010s 0.0974 0.0422 0.1727 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Kazakhstan 0.1681 compare
  2. 27 Türkiye 0.1557 compare
  3. 28 Brazil 0.1487 compare
  4. 30 Burkina Faso 0.0978 compare
  5. 31 Poland 0.0055 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 0.1067 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 0.1727 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0422 in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 31 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 56.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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