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

Latest (2019)
5.5%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2019
All-time low
1.6%
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

234562004201120192004: 1.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 1.6 <$2.15 a day2013: 1.6 <$2.15 a day2016: 5.3 <$2.15 a day2019: 5.5 <$2.15 a day

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1
2010s 3.5% 1.6% 5.5% 4

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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