Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Malawi
Malawi: Starting a business: Time - Men was 37 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Men in Malawi, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Malawi is 37 days, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Malawi peaked at 43 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36 days, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Malawi, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43 days | — |
| 2004 | 37 days | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 days | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 days | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 40 days | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 38 days | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 days | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 days | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 37 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 37 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.71 days | 36 days | 43 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.3 days | 36 days | 40 days | 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 starting a business: time - men in Malawi?
- Starting a business: time - men in Malawi was 37 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 days in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.