Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Malawi
Malawi: Global: Ease of doing business score was 60.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Malawi, 2015–2019
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 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49.71 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 53.22 DB17-20 methodology | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 59.52 DB17-20 methodology | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 60.36 DB17-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.94 DB17-20 methodology | +1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 60.94 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.8 DB17-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 60.94 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× 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 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 110th out of 191 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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About this data
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.