Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malawi
Malawi: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
12
in 2025
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Malawi is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Malawi peaked at 12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +9.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 12 is above the median for low income countries, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.56 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Ghana 13 compare
- 1 Kenya 13 compare
- 3 Cameroon 12 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 3 Gambia 12 compare
- 3 Liberia 12 compare
- 3 Mali 12 compare
- 3 Mozambique 12 compare
- 3 Nigeria 12 compare
- 3 Senegal 12 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 3 Tanzania 12 compare
- 3 Zambia 12 compare
- 3 Zimbabwe 12 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 - number of sources in Malawi?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Malawi was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Regulatory Quality - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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