Income share held by the richest 10% in Malawi
The richest 10% of people in Malawi received 31.0% of total income or consumption in 2019.
The latest value for Malawi is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Malawi, 2019
31.0%
Change from 2016
−7.1percentage points
Income share held by the richest 10% in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 31.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 36.9% |
| 2004 | 32.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 38.1% in 2016, a change of −7.1 percentage points.
- Since 1997, when it was 61.5%, the figure has changed by −30.5 percentage points.