Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi
Malawi: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 45.38 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi stood at 45.38. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.84 | — |
| 2015 | 36.15 | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 42.36 | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 43.43 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.4 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 45.38 | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 45.38 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 45.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 86% of 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 getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi was 45.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 45.38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.84 in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Malawi ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. 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 Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.