Basic state functions score bti in Malawi
Malawi: Basic state functions score bti was 7.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.5
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
43rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
7.5
in 2005
All-time low
7
in 2021
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Basic state functions score bti in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for basic state functions score bti in Malawi is 7.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, basic state functions score bti in Malawi peaked at 7.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Basic state functions score bti in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.5 | — |
| 2007 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.5 | +7.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.5, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 7 | 7.5 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is basic state functions score bti in Malawi?
- Basic state functions score bti in Malawi was 7.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest basic state functions score bti recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest basic state functions score bti recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for basic state functions score bti?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is basic state functions score bti 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Basic state functions score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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