Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi
Malawi: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi stood at 2.9%.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2002.
That places Malawi 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -61.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -57.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +64.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +10.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 4 Yemen 4.0% compare
- 5 Kiribati 4.0% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 3.0% compare
- 7 East Timor 2.9% compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 2.8% compare
- 10 Liberia 2.6% compare
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Malawi was 2.9% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).