Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Malawi

Malawi: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 42 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
42 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
42 days
in 2011
All-time low
42 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Malawi, 2011–2019

0102030402011201520192011: 42 days2012: 42 days2013: 42 days2014: 42 days2015: 42 days2016: 42 days2017: 42 days2018: 42 days2019: 42 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malawi is 42 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malawi peaked at 42 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42 days, in 2011.

That places Malawi 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Malawi, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 42 days —
2012 42 days +0.0%
2013 42 days +0.0%
2014 42 days +0.0%
2015 42 days +0.0%
2016 42 days +0.0%
2017 42 days +0.0%
2018 42 days +0.0%
2019 42 days +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 42 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 30 days, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 42 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 68 Turkey 44 days compare
  2. 69 Gambia 43 days compare
  3. 71 Brazil 41 days compare
  4. 72 Afghanistan 40 days compare
  5. 72 Bolivia 40 days compare
  6. 72 Eritrea 40 days compare
  7. 72 Kenya 40 days compare
  8. 72 Lithuania 40 days compare
  9. 72 Mauritania 40 days compare
  10. 72 Norway 40 days compare
  11. 72 Puerto Rico 40 days compare
  12. 72 Switzerland 40 days compare
  13. 72 Tajikistan 40 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malawi?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malawi was 42 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Malawi ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service 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 the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
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The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.