Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Malawi

Malawi: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 360 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
360 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 191 countries
All-time high
360 days
in 2016
All-time low
150 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Malawi, 2011–2019

01002003004002011201520192011: 150 days2012: 270 days2013: 270 days2014: 270 days2015: 270 days2016: 360 days2017: 360 days2018: 360 days2019: 360 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Malawi is 360 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 140.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Malawi peaked at 360 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 150 days, in 2011.

Malawi ranks 107th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Malawi, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 150 days —
2012 270 days +80.0%
2013 270 days +0.0%
2014 270 days +0.0%
2015 270 days +0.0%
2016 360 days +33.3%
2017 360 days +0.0%
2018 360 days +0.0%
2019 360 days +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 360 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 362.5 days, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 360 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 362.5 days, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 107 Iraq 360 days compare
  2. 107 Taiwan 360 days compare
  3. 110 San Marino 350 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Malawi?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Malawi was 360 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 360 days in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 150 days in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Malawi ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for trial and judgment captures the time from the moment defendant is served until the time to appeal has elapsed.