Wealth (v2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
Mean International Wealth Index (IWI) score of region
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Mean International Wealth Index (IWI) score of region

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 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.5 13.8 14.1 15.0 15.8 16.6 17.5 18.3 19.2 20.3 21.5 22.7 23.8 25.0 26.2 26.6 27.0 27.4 27.8 28.2 28.6 29.0
Blantyre 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4
Blantyre 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4
Blantyre 17.1 18.9 20.7 22.4 24.2 26.0 27.8 29.5 31.3 33.1 34.0 34.9 35.8 36.7 37.6 38.5 39.8 41.0 42.3 43.5 44.8 46.1 47.3
Kasungu 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
Kasungu 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7
Kasungu 7.99 9.08 10.2 11.3 12.4 13.5 14.6 15.7 16.8 17.9 18.8 19.7 20.6 21.5 22.4 23.3 24.6 25.9 27.2 28.5 29.8 31.1 32.4
Lilongwe 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1
Lilongwe 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4
Lilongwe 17.0 17.7 18.4 19.0 19.7 20.3 21.0 21.7 22.3 23.0 24.4 25.8 27.2 28.6 30.0 31.4 31.0 30.6 30.3 29.9 29.5 29.1 28.7
Machinga 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Machinga 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Machinga 8.32 9.33 10.3 11.4 12.4 13.4 14.4 15.4 16.4 17.4 17.9 18.4 18.9 19.4 19.9 20.4 21.0 21.7 22.3 23.0 23.6 24.3 24.9
Mangochi 9.29 9.29 9.29 9.29 9.29
Mangochi 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Mangochi 8.02 8.99 9.96 10.9 11.9 12.9 13.8 14.8 15.8 16.8 17.9 19.0 20.1 21.2 22.3 23.4 22.9 22.4 21.9 21.5 21.0 20.5 20.1
Mulanje 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8
Mulanje 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7
Mulanje 9.64 10.6 11.5 12.5 13.4 14.3 15.3 16.2 17.2 18.1 19.2 20.2 21.3 22.4 23.4 24.5 24.9 25.4 25.8 26.3 26.7 27.1 27.6
Mzimba 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6
Mzimba 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4
Mzimba 14.3 15.0 15.6 16.3 16.9 17.5 18.2 18.8 19.5 20.1 21.9 23.6 25.4 27.1 28.9 30.6 31.6 32.5 33.5 34.5 35.4 36.4 37.4
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 8.02 8.79 9.55 10.3 11.1 11.9 12.6 13.4 14.2 14.9 16.1 17.2 18.4 19.5 20.7 21.9 22.3 22.8 23.2 23.6 24.1 24.5 25.0
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 13.8 14.4 15.1 15.7 16.4 17.0 17.7 18.3 18.9 19.6 21.2 22.8 24.5 26.1 27.7 29.4 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.5 31.9 32.3
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 9.71 9.90 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.7 13.4 14.1 14.9 15.6 16.3 17.5 18.6 19.7 20.9 22.0 23.2 23.6 24.0 24.4 24.9 25.3 25.7 26.1
Salima 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4
Salima 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3
Salima 4.95 6.50 8.04 9.59 11.1 12.7 14.2 15.8 17.3 18.9 19.5 20.1 20.7 21.3 21.9 22.5 23.2 23.9 24.6 25.3 26.0 26.7 27.4
Thyolo 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6
Thyolo 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12 9.12
Thyolo 9.08 9.87 10.7 11.5 12.2 13.0 13.8 14.6 15.4 16.2 17.2 18.2 19.2 20.2 21.2 22.2 22.6 22.9 23.3 23.7 24.0 24.4 24.8
Zomba 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0
Zomba 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3
Zomba 13.9 14.7 15.6 16.4 17.2 18.0 18.8 19.7 20.5 21.3 22.1 22.9 23.7 24.5 25.3 26.1 26.6 27.2 27.7 28.2 28.8 29.3 29.8
Lighter numbers are estimates