World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity Poverty Rate

The poverty rate in Malawi

51.5 % in 2016

Poverty rate of Malawi fell gradually from 65.3 % in 1997 to 51.5 % in 2016.

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The poverty rate in Africa
South Sudan 76.4 % in 2016 WB
Eswatini 58.9 % in 2016 WB
Liberia 50.9 % in 2016 WB
Mali 46.8 % in 2016 WB
Benin 40.1 % in 2015 WB
Rwanda 38.2 % in 2016 WB
Ghana 23.4 % in 2016 WB
Uganda 21.4 % in 2016 WB
Algeria 5.5 % in 2011 WB
Poverty and equity in Malawi
$1.90 a day 69.2 % in 2016 WB
$3.20 a day 89 % in 2016 WB
$5.50 a day 96.6 % in 2016 WB
Number of Poor 11.9 millions in 2016 WB
Poverty Gap 28.7 % in 2016 WB