Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Malawi
Malawi: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 52.61 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Malawi, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 52.61 for getting electricity: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 365.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Malawi peaked at 52.61 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.3 | — |
| 2010 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.04 | +192.3% |
| 2015 | 52.61 | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 52.61 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.61 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.61 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.61 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 52.61 is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.96, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 52.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.13 | 11.3 | 52.61 | 10 |
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: time (days) - score in Malawi?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Malawi was 52.61 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.61 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 365.4%. 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 Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.