Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi

Malawi: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 0.4082 <$2.15 a day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4082 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.5531 <$2.15 a day
in 2004
All-time low
0.3173 <$2.15 a day
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.20.40.62004201120192004: 0.553 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.48 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.317 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.354 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.408 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi is 0.4082 <$2.15 a day, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi peaked at 0.5531 <$2.15 a day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3173 <$2.15 a day, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.5531 <$2.15 a day
2010 0.4803 <$2.15 a day -13.2%
2013 0.3173 <$2.15 a day -33.9%
2016 0.3542 <$2.15 a day +11.6%
2019 0.4082 <$2.15 a day +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 0.5531 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.39 <$2.15 a day 0.3173 <$2.15 a day 0.4803 <$2.15 a day 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Pakistan 0.1734 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 3 Honduras 0.1181 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 4 Georgia 0.1 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi was 0.4082 <$2.15 a day in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.5531 <$2.15 a day in 2004.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3173 <$2.15 a day in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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