Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Malawi

Malawi: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 87.33 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
87.33
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
87.33
in 2019
All-time low
79.77
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Malawi, 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 79.82004: 86.72010: 85.22016: 85.12019: 87.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 87.33 for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Malawi peaked at 87.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.77, in 1997.

Malawi ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.77 79.77 79.77 1
2000s 86.74 86.74 86.74 1
2010s 85.89 85.13 87.33 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Mozambique 89.08 compare
  2. 3 Burundi 87.18 compare
  3. 4 Madagascar 83.87 compare
  4. 5 Zambia 81.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Malawi?
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Malawi was 87.33 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 87.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 79.77 in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
Malawi ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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