Income share held by lowest 20% in Malawi
Malawi: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.0% in 2019. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Malawi, 1997β2019
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
Malawi recorded 7.0% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Malawi peaked at 7.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 71st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.0% compare
- 71 Romania 7.0% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan, Republic of 7.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (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 revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Malawi?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Malawi was 7.0% 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 20% recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Malawi ranks 71st out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 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.