Protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi
Malawi: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 5.3 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi is 5.3, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Malawi 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3 | — |
| 2006 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 |
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 protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Malawi was 5.3 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection 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 Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.