Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Malawi
Malawi: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 8.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Malawi, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Malawi is 8.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 460.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Malawi peaked at 19.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +1300.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -16.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 8.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 8.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1300.0% | 1.4% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 1.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 93.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 483.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Malawi?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Malawi was 8.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 460.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and registering the warehouse at the property registry. It is calculated as a percentage of the warehouse value. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. Sales taxes (such as value added tax) or capital gains taxes are not recorded. Nor are deposits that must be paid up front and are later refunded.