Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi
Malawi: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1579 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1579
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.1579
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi is 0.1579, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1579, in 2025.
That places Malawi 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.268 | — |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2316 | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1792 | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1682 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.158 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1579 | -0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1579 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1579 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1936 | 0.1682 | 0.268 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1603 | 0.158 | 0.1682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.158 | 0.1579 | 0.158 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 192 Cameroon 0.1579 compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1579 compare
- 192 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1579 compare
- 192 Gambia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Liberia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mali 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.1579 compare
- 192 Senegal 0.1579 compare
- 192 Sierra Leone 0.1579 compare
- 192 Tanzania 0.1579 compare
- 192 Zambia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Zimbabwe 0.1579 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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi was 0.1579 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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