Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi

Malawi: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 47.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
47.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 191 countries
All-time high
47.4
in 2018
All-time low
45.55
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2015–2019

010203040502015201720192015: 46.22016: 45.62017: 45.62018: 47.42019: 47.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malawi is 47.4, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% over five years.

That places Malawi 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 46.16
2016 45.55 -1.3%
2017 45.55 +0.0%
2018 47.4 +4.1%
2019 47.4 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 47.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.62, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 47.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.71, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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  5. 152 Nepal 45.99 compare
  6. 153 Philippines 45.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malawi?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malawi was 47.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 47.4 in 2018.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 45.55 in 2016.
How does Malawi rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Malawi ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The score for enforcing contracts is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court, as well as the quality of judicial processes that promotes quality and efficiency in the court system. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.