Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi
Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 6.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Malawi stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 1,441.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -67.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +142.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +389.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Malawi?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Malawi was 6.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,441.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap