Income share held by lowest 10% in Malawi
Malawi: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% 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
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 10% in Malawi is 2.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Malawi peaked at 2.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 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 lowest 10% in Malawi?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Malawi was 2.9% 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 lowest 10% recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 lowest 10%. 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.