Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 5.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
5.4%
Change on year
up 35.4%
World rank
33rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi, 2004–2019

02462004201120192004: 1.1 poorest2010: 0.354 poorest2013: 1 poorest2016: 4 poorest2019: 5.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 5.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 1,418.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Malawi peaked at 5.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

That places Malawi 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 1.1%
2010 0.4% -67.6%
2013 1.0% +191.6%
2016 4.0% +284.7%
2019 5.4% +35.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
2010s 2.7% 0.4% 5.4% 4

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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 5.4% 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 5.4% 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 33rd out of 35 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 1,418.9%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap