Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi
Malawi: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 271.09 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi, 1938–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi stood at 271.09. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi peaked at 271.09 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.07, in 1997.
That places Malawi 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 118.74 | 118.74 | 118.74 | 1 |
| 1940s | 74.48 | 74.48 | 74.48 | 1 |
| 1950s | 73.58 | 67.5 | 76.85 | 6 |
| 1960s | 81.5 | 68.04 | 98.41 | 6 |
| 1970s | 127.15 | 103.34 | 142.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.07 | 59.07 | 59.07 | 1 |
| 2000s | 138.5 | 138.5 | 138.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 203.98 | 137.69 | 271.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 435.79 compare
- 99 Zambia 382.88 compare
- 100 Madagascar 303.6 compare
- 102 Mozambique 184.43 compare
- 103 Burundi 137.6 compare
- 104 Argentina 101.92 compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -18.1 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.37 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 548.16 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.97 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.18 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi?
- Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Malawi was 271.09 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 271.09 in 2019.
- What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.07 in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. 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 Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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