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Global: Ease of doing business score in Malawi

Malawi: Global: Ease of doing business score was 60.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.94 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
109th
of 190 countries
All-time high
60.94 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
49.71 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in Malawi, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 49.7 DB17-20 methodology2016: 53.2 DB17-20 methodology2017: 59.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 60.4 DB17-20 methodology2019: 60.9 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 60.94 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over five years.

Malawi ranks 109th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 106 Tajikistan, Republic of 61.27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 107 Vanuatu 61.05 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 108 Pakistan 60.95 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 110 Côte d'Ivoire 60.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 111 Dominica 60.55 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 112 Djibouti 60.5 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Malawi?
Global: ease of doing business score in Malawi was 60.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 60.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 49.71 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Malawi rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Malawi ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.