Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 1.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.3%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi, 2004–2019

00.250.50.7511.22004201120192004: 0.128 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.089 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.475 <$2.15 a day2016: 1.2 <$2.15 a day2019: 1.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 1,343.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Malawi peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.1%
2010 0.1% -30.0%
2013 0.5% +431.2%
2016 1.2% +146.4%
2019 1.3% +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.1% 1.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Malawi?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Malawi was 1.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,343.7%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2004–2023
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