Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Malawi
Malawi: Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score was 63.32 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Malawi, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Malawi stood at 63.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Malawi peaked at 64.32 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57.29, in 2003.
Malawi ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.29 | — |
| 2004 | 63.32 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.32 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.32 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 60.3 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 62.31 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 62.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.32 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.32 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 63.32 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.93, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 63.32 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.93, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6 | 57.29 | 64.32 | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.02 | 60.3 | 64.32 | 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 - women (days)- score in Malawi?
- Starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Malawi was 63.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women (days)- score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.32 in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women (days)- score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.29 in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for starting a business: time - women (days)- score?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women (days)- score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 - Women (days)- Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the time for women benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.