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

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1342 poorest in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1342 poorest
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1342 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.0701 poorest
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

00.050.10.152004201120192004: 0.094 poorest2010: 0.093 poorest2013: 0.07 poorest2016: 0.127 poorest2019: 0.134 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.1342 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 0.1342 poorest in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0701 poorest, in 2013.

That places Malawi 29th out of 31 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) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 0.0944 poorest
2010 0.0926 poorest -1.9%
2013 0.0701 poorest -24.3%
2016 0.1273 poorest +81.7%
2019 0.1342 poorest +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0944 poorest 0.0944 poorest 0.0944 poorest 1
2010s 0.106 poorest 0.0701 poorest 0.1342 poorest 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Turkey 0.1557 poorest compare
  2. 27 Panama 0.1507 poorest compare
  3. 28 Brazil 0.1381 poorest compare
  4. 30 Burkina Faso 0.0711 poorest compare
  5. 31 Poland 0.006 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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 0.1342 poorest 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 0.1342 poorest in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0701 poorest 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 45.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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