Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Malawi

Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 23.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
23.9%
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 2019
All-time low
2.8%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Malawi, 2004–2019

5101520252004201120192004: 12.42010: 4.22013: 2.82016: 21.12019: 23.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 23.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 465.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Malawi peaked at 23.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 12th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 12.4%
2010 4.2% -65.8%
2013 2.8% -33.3%
2016 21.1% +649.6%
2019 23.9% +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 1
2010s 13.0% 2.8% 23.9% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 9 Pakistan 25.9% compare
  2. 10 Armenia 25.0% compare
  3. 11 Honduras 24.3% compare
  4. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% compare
  5. 14 Republic of Moldova 22.0% compare
  6. 15 Peru 20.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Malawi?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Malawi was 23.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Malawi ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 465.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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