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 54th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +81.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.0%, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- 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)
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 54th out of 123 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.