Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Malawi

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 7.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7.4%
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Malawi, 2004–2019

024682004201120192004: 2.12010: 0.652013: 2.82016: 62019: 7.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Malawi stood at 7.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 1,033.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Malawi peaked at 7.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.

That places Malawi 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 2.1%
2010 0.6% -68.4%
2013 2.8% +325.6%
2016 6.0% +115.5%
2019 7.4% +23.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1
2010s 4.2% 0.6% 7.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Malawi?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Malawi was 7.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Malawi ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,033.4%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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