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

Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 10.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.3%
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
15th
of 30 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2019
All-time low
3.6%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

02.557.5102004201120192004: 42010: 42013: 3.62016: 82019: 10.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Malawi is 10.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 159.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Malawi peaked at 10.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 15th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 4.0%
2010 4.0% -1.4%
2013 3.6% -8.5%
2016 8.0% +118.9%
2019 10.3% +29.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1
2010s 6.5% 3.6% 10.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Malawi?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Malawi was 10.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Malawi ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 159.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount