Starting a business: Time - Women in Malawi
Malawi: Starting a business: Time - Women was 37 days in 2019. β¬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Women in Malawi, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 37 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Malawi peaked at 43 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36 days, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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)
- Commercial service exports 409.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 45.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Malawi?
- Starting a business: time - women in Malawi was 37 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 days in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women 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 - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female 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.