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 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.54 | — |
| 2015 | 58.25 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 54.76 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 59.22 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 61.17 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 63.13 | +3.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 63.13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.88, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 63.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
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 128th out of 191 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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About this data
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.