Resolving insolvency - Score in Malawi

Malawi: Resolving insolvency - Score was 34.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.94
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
135th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.94
in 2019
All-time low
20.93
in 2004
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Malawi, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 21.12004: 20.92005: 22.22006: 22.72007: 22.72008: 23.72009: 25.12010: 25.32011: 25.62012: 25.62013: 242014: 22.12015: 22.32016: 22.22017: 33.32018: 33.32019: 34.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for resolving insolvency - score in Malawi is 34.94, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Malawi peaked at 34.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.93, in 2004.

Malawi ranks 135th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Malawi, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 21.06
2004 20.93 -0.6%
2005 22.23 +6.2%
2006 22.73 +2.3%
2007 22.73 +0.0%
2008 23.74 +4.4%
2009 25.06 +5.6%
2010 25.28 +0.9%
2011 25.58 +1.2%
2012 25.58 +0.0%
2013 24 -6.2%
2014 22.12 -7.8%
2015 22.32 +0.9%
2016 22.25 -0.3%
2017 33.28 +49.6%
2018 33.28 +0.0%
2019 34.94 +5.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 34.94 is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.48, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 34.94 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.72, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency - Score 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +49.6% 22.25 33.28

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.64 20.93 25.06 7
2010s 26.86 22.12 34.94 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 132 Saint Lucia 35.92 compare
  2. 133 Antigua and Barbuda 35.59 compare
  3. 134 Iran 35.07 compare
  4. 136 Madagascar 34.8 compare
  5. 137 Dominica 34.68 compare
  6. 138 Costa Rica 34.64 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Malawi?
Resolving insolvency - score in Malawi was 34.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 20.93 in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Malawi ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.