How does Malawi rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Malawi ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 65.29 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

65.29

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

126th

of 188 countries

All-time high

65.29

in 2017

All-time low

63.32

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 65.29 for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.

That places Malawi 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malawi

123 Sao Tome and Principe 66.03 compare
124 Papua New Guinea 65.75 compare
125 Niger 65.4 compare
127 Paraguay 65.1 compare
128 Libya 64.66 compare
129 Honduras 64.27 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malawi was 65.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 65.29 in 2017.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 63.32 in 2014.
How does Malawi rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Malawi ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.