Getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi
Malawi: Getting credit, legal rights index was 7 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 7 for getting credit, legal rights index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi peaked at 7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 7th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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 getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Malawi was 7 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Getting credit, legal rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.