Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) in Malawi

Malawi: Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) was 43.55 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
43.55
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 184 countries
All-time high
43.55
in 2012
All-time low
19.35
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) in Malawi, 2005–2014

0102030402005200920142005: 19.42006: 19.42007: 19.42008: 19.42009: 24.22010: 24.22011: 30.62012: 43.52013: 43.52014: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) in Malawi stood at 43.55. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 125.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) in Malawi peaked at 43.55 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.35, in 2005.

Malawi ranks 160th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 19.35 —
2006 19.35 +0.0%
2007 19.35 +0.0%
2008 19.35 +0.0%
2009 24.19 +25.0%
2010 24.19 +0.0%
2011 30.65 +26.7%
2012 43.55 +42.1%
2013 43.55 +0.0%
2014 43.55 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 43.55 is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.58, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 43.55 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.45, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.32 19.35 24.19 5
2010s 37.1 24.19 43.55 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 158 Mauritania 45.16 compare
  2. 158 Palestine 45.16 compare
  3. 160 Nepal 43.55 compare
  4. 162 Ghana 40.32 compare
  5. 163 Angola 37.1 compare
  6. 163 Burundi 37.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) in Malawi?
Trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) in Malawi was 43.55 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 43.55 in 2012.
What is the lowest trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 19.35 in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology)?
Malawi ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: time to import (days) (db06-15 methodology) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. 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 Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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The score for the time to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.