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

Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme was 2.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2019

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

0.511.522.52004201120192004: 0.424 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.798 <$2.15 a day2013: 1.1 <$2.15 a day2016: 2.3 <$2.15 a day2019: 2.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Malawi is 2.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 189.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Malawi peaked at 2.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

Malawi ranks 31st of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Malawi, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.4%
2010 0.8% +88.1%
2013 1.1% +37.7%
2016 2.3% +106.0%
2019 2.3% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 1.6% 0.8% 2.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Malawi?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme in Malawi was 2.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme?
Malawi ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 189.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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