Regulatory Quality in Malawi
Malawi: Regulatory Quality was -0.7036 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Malawi, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -0.7036 for regulatory quality in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 219.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Malawi peaked at -0.2201 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.7036, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 29th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.2907 | — |
| 1998 | -0.2277 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | -0.2201 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | -0.5065 | +130.1% |
| 2003 | -0.4593 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | -0.5218 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | -0.4756 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | -0.5211 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | -0.4796 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4784 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.442 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | -0.577 | +30.5% |
| 2011 | -0.7036 | +21.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.7036 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.845, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.7036 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6852, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -130.1% | -0.2201 | -0.5065 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2592 | -0.2907 | -0.2277 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.456 | -0.5218 | -0.2201 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.6403 | -0.7036 | -0.577 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 26 Lesotho -0.6075 compare
- 27 Eswatini -0.6382 compare
- 28 Nigeria -0.6852 compare
- 30 Sierra Leone -0.7039 compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7403 compare
- 32 Mauritania -0.7814 compare
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 regulatory quality in Malawi?
- Regulatory quality in Malawi was -0.7036 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2201 in 2000.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7036 in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for regulatory quality?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 219.6%. 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 Regulatory Quality (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regulatory quality measures the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.