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

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 1.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.7%
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

00.511.52004201120192004: 0.266 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.207 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.816 <$2.15 a day2016: 1.5 <$2.15 a day2019: 1.7 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Malawi stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 731.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Malawi peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 37th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.3%
2010 0.2% -22.0%
2013 0.8% +293.0%
2016 1.5% +79.6%
2019 1.7% +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 1.1% 0.2% 1.7% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Malawi?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Malawi was 1.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 731.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
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