Income share held by highest 20% in Malawi
Malawi: Income share held by highest 20% was 46.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2019, income share held by highest 20% in Malawi stood at 46.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Malawi peaked at 70.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 31st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 46.2% | 51.8% | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.1% (2019)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 87.3% (2019)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 75.4% (2019)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 33.8% (2019)
- Prosperity gap 16.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2019)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 70.4% (2019)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 75.4% (2019)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 47.6% (2019)
- Population living in slums 38.0% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 11.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Malawi?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Malawi was 46.2% in 2019, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.