Registering property: Time (days) in Malawi
Malawi: Registering property: Time was 47 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 47 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Malawi peaked at 88 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47 days, in 2018.
That places Malawi 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Malawi, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 88 days | — |
| 2005 | 88 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49 days | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 69 days | +40.8% |
| 2012 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 days | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 47 days | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 47 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.5 days, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 47 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88 days | 88 days | 88 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.6 days | 47 days | 69 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 48 days compare
- 56 South Sudan 48 days compare
- 56 Syria 48 days compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47 days compare
- 61 Guyana 46 days compare
- 61 Paraguay 46 days compare
- 61 Suriname 46 days compare
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 registering property: time in Malawi?
- Registering property: time in Malawi was 47 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 88 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 days in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for registering property: time?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures necessary for a business (the buyer) to purchase a property from another business (the seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, sell the property to another business. A procedure is defined as any interaction that is legally or in practice required between the buyer, the seller or their agents (if required) and external parties, including government agencies, inspectors, notaries and lawyers.