Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Malawi
Malawi: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 2 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2 surveys
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 170 countries
All-time high
3 surveys
in 2019
All-time low
0 surveys
in 1963
Years of data
63
1963–2025
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Malawi, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Malawi is 2 surveys, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Malawi peaked at 3 surveys in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 76th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Malawi, year by year
| Year | surveys | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1964 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1965 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1966 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1967 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1968 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1969 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1970 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1971 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1972 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1973 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1974 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1975 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1976 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1977 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1978 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1979 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1980 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1981 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1982 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1983 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1984 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1985 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1986 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1987 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1988 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1989 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1990 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1991 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1992 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1993 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1994 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1995 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1996 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1997 | 1 surveys | — |
| 1998 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 surveys | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 surveys | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 surveys | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 surveys | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 surveys | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 surveys | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 surveys | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 surveys | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2 surveys is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 surveys, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2 surveys is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 surveys, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3 surveys | 0 surveys | 1 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 surveys | 1 surveys | 2 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 surveys | 1 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 surveys | 2 surveys | 2 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 76 Bangladesh 2 surveys compare
- 76 Benin 2 surveys compare
- 76 Bhutan 2 surveys compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 2 surveys compare
- 76 Chad 2 surveys compare
- 76 Comoros 2 surveys compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 2 surveys compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 2 surveys compare
- 76 Hungary 2 surveys compare
- 76 Jamaica 2 surveys compare
- 76 Kiribati 2 surveys compare
- 76 Laos 2 surveys compare
- 76 Malaysia 2 surveys compare
- 76 Maldives 2 surveys compare
- 76 Mali 2 surveys compare
- 76 Mozambique 2 surveys compare
- 76 Niger 2 surveys compare
- 76 Nigeria 2 surveys compare
- 76 Pakistan 2 surveys compare
- 76 Palestine 2 surveys compare
- 76 Rwanda 2 surveys compare
- 76 Senegal 2 surveys compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 2 surveys compare
- 76 Togo 2 surveys compare
- 76 Uganda 2 surveys compare
- 76 Zimbabwe 2 surveys compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.53 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Malawi?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Malawi was 2 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3 surveys in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.