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

Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 8.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
8.1%
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
21st
of 31 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2016
All-time low
1.0%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

02468102004201120192004: 8.22010: 42013: 0.9732016: 10.22019: 8.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Malawi stood at 8.1%.

That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Malawi peaked at 10.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.

That places Malawi 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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) -urban in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 8.2%
2010 4.0% -51.9%
2013 1.0% -75.4%
2016 10.2% +950.9%
2019 8.1% -20.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 1
2010s 5.8% 1.0% 10.2% 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 8.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Malawi ranks 21st out of 31 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 104.7%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount