Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 48.46 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi, 1938–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi is 48.46, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi peaked at 80.29 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 48.46, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 57.41 | 57.41 | 57.41 | 1 |
| 1940s | 58.38 | 58.38 | 58.38 | 1 |
| 1950s | 61.67 | 59.86 | 63.2 | 6 |
| 1960s | 67.25 | 65.65 | 69.1 | 6 |
| 1970s | 73.63 | 69.4 | 77.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.29 | 80.29 | 80.29 | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.35 | 51.35 | 51.35 | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.18 | 48.46 | 58.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 27 Georgia 49.03 compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 48.98 compare
- 29 Ghana 48.91 compare
- 31 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 48.3 compare
- 32 Hong Kong (China) 48.18 compare
- 33 Chinese Taipei 48.12 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 share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malawi was 48.46 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 80.29 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.46 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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