Control of Corruption in Malawi

Malawi: Control of Corruption was 0.1633 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1633 standard error
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
38th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2959 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1633 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Control of Corruption in Malawi, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.296 standard error1998: 0.199 standard error2000: 0.243 standard error2002: 0.185 standard error2003: 0.189 standard error2004: 0.174 standard error2005: 0.175 standard error2006: 0.169 standard error2007: 0.189 standard error2008: 0.172 standard error2009: 0.171 standard error2010: 0.168 standard error2011: 0.163 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption in Malawi is 0.1633 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption in Malawi peaked at 0.2959 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1633 standard error, in 2011.

That places Malawi 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Control of Corruption in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption (standard error) in Malawi, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.2959 standard error
1998 0.1985 standard error -32.9%
2000 0.2425 standard error +22.2%
2002 0.1851 standard error -23.7%
2003 0.1889 standard error +2.0%
2004 0.1743 standard error -7.7%
2005 0.1749 standard error +0.3%
2006 0.1689 standard error -3.4%
2007 0.1891 standard error +12.0%
2008 0.1723 standard error -8.9%
2009 0.171 standard error -0.8%
2010 0.1682 standard error -1.6%
2011 0.1633 standard error -2.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.1633 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1776 standard error, 92% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.1633 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1749 standard error, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2472 standard error 0.1985 standard error 0.2959 standard error 2
2000s 0.1852 standard error 0.1689 standard error 0.2425 standard error 9
2010s 0.1657 standard error 0.1633 standard error 0.1682 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 35 Angola 0.1641 standard error compare
  2. 35 Egypt 0.1641 standard error compare
  3. 35 Ethiopia 0.1641 standard error compare
  4. 39 Namibia 0.1624 standard error compare
  5. 40 Botswana 0.1586 standard error compare
  6. 41 Madagascar 0.1567 standard error compare
  7. 41 Mali 0.1567 standard error compare
  8. 41 Mozambique 0.1567 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption in Malawi?
Control of corruption in Malawi was 0.1633 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2959 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1633 standard error in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for control of corruption?
Malawi ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is control of corruption rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Control of Corruption (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Control of Corruption (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.CONT.CO.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.