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

Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 0.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

00.20.40.62004201120192004: 0.126 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.075 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.343 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.612 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.696 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Malawi stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 833.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Malawi peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.1%
2010 0.1% -40.8%
2013 0.3% +359.8%
2016 0.6% +78.5%
2019 0.7% +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Malawi?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Malawi was 0.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 833.7%. 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 Headcount 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 Headcount 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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