Regulatory Quality in Malawi
Malawi: Regulatory Quality was 0.1678 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Malawi, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, regulatory quality in Malawi stood at 0.1678 standard error.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Malawi peaked at 0.3222 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1652 standard error, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.294 standard error | 0.2658 standard error | 0.3222 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1849 standard error | 0.1652 standard error | 0.2438 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1676 standard error | 0.1673 standard error | 0.1678 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 21 Algeria 0.1683 standard error compare
- 21 Namibia 0.1683 standard error compare
- 24 Central African Republic 0.1673 standard error compare
- 25 Benin 0.1645 standard error compare
- 25 Chad 0.1645 standard error compare
- 25 Mauritania 0.1645 standard error compare
- 25 Mauritius 0.1645 standard error compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0372 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.606 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3659 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9529 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.5269 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,313 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Malawi?
- Regulatory quality in Malawi was 0.1678 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3222 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1652 standard error in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for regulatory quality?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.