Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi
Malawi: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 63.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi stood at 63.13. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 127th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 409.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 45.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi was 63.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.13 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.54 in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.