Wealth (v2.1)

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 94.2 94.1 93.9 93.8 93.7 93.5 93.4 93.3 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 92.7 91.8 90.9 90.0 89.2 88.3 86.9 85.6 84.2 82.8 81.5 80.1 79.5 79.0 78.4 77.8 77.3 76.7 76.1
Blantyre 78.5 78.5 78.5 78.5 78.5
Blantyre 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5
Blantyre 91.6 88.4 85.2 82.1 78.9 75.7 72.6 69.4 66.2 63.1 61.2 59.4 57.6 55.8 54.0 52.2 50.0 47.8 45.7 43.5 41.4 39.2 37.0
Kasungu 97.7 97.7 97.7 97.7 97.7
Kasungu 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Kasungu 99.9 99.0 98.0 97.1 96.0 95.0 93.9 92.9 91.9 90.8 89.7 88.5 87.4 86.3 85.1 84.0 82.1 80.2 78.2 76.3 74.4 72.5 70.6
Lilongwe 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Lilongwe 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1
Lilongwe 88.1 87.4 86.6 85.8 85.1 84.3 83.5 82.8 82.0 81.2 79.8 78.3 76.8 75.4 73.9 72.4 73.0 73.5 74.1 74.6 75.2 75.8 76.3
Machinga 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Machinga 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1
Machinga 99.9 99.4 98.8 98.3 97.3 96.3 95.3 94.3 93.3 92.4 92.1 91.9 91.7 91.4 91.2 91.0 90.0 89.1 88.1 87.2 86.2 85.3 84.3
Mangochi 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0
Mangochi 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0
Mangochi 98.9 98.0 97.2 96.3 95.4 94.6 93.7 92.9 92.0 91.1 90.3 89.5 88.7 87.9 87.1 86.3 86.9 87.5 88.0 88.6 89.2 89.8 90.4
Mulanje 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Mulanje 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Mulanje 99.9 99.1 98.3 97.5 96.5 95.6 94.7 93.8 92.9 91.9 90.7 89.6 88.4 87.2 86.0 84.8 83.9 83.0 82.1 81.2 80.3 79.4 78.5
Mzimba 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Mzimba 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1
Mzimba 93.5 92.8 92.1 91.4 90.7 90.1 89.4 88.7 88.0 87.3 84.4 81.4 78.5 75.5 72.6 69.6 68.2 66.7 65.2 63.7 62.2 60.8 59.3
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 99.9 99.4 98.8 98.3 97.7 97.1 96.6 96.0 95.4 94.8 93.8 92.8 91.9 90.9 89.9 88.9 88.2 87.5 86.9 86.2 85.5 84.9 84.2
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 94.1 93.6 93.1 92.5 92.0 91.5 91.0 90.5 89.9 89.4 86.4 83.4 80.3 77.3 74.3 71.3 70.6 69.9 69.2 68.5 67.8 67.1 66.4
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.3 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.1 98.0 98.0 97.9 97.9 97.1 96.4 95.7 95.0 94.2 93.5 92.3 91.2 90.0 88.8 87.7 86.5 85.9 85.2 84.6 84.0 83.3 82.7 82.1
Salima 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Salima 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Salima 99.9 99.2 98.6 97.9 96.6 95.3 93.9 92.6 91.3 90.0 89.9 89.7 89.6 89.5 89.4 89.3 88.4 87.5 86.6 85.7 84.8 83.9 83.1
Thyolo 92.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 92.5
Thyolo 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Thyolo 99.3 98.6 97.8 97.1 96.4 95.6 94.9 94.2 93.4 92.7 91.7 90.6 89.6 88.5 87.5 86.5 86.3 86.2 86.1 85.9 85.8 85.7 85.6
Zomba 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3
Zomba 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2
Zomba 91.9 91.3 90.7 90.1 89.5 88.9 88.3 87.7 87.1 86.5 85.4 84.3 83.3 82.2 81.1 80.0 80.0 79.9 79.8 79.7 79.7 79.6 79.5
Lighter numbers are estimates