Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi
Malawi: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 5.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 238.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi peaked at 5.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2004.
That places Malawi 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Malawi, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.6% | — |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +226.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- 31 Burkina Faso 3.3% compare
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Malawi was 5.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.8%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap