KPI |
2021 - Malawi |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 112 / Score 41.7 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Singapore 100.00 Best: Yemen 0.00
42.9% |
57.1Value: 57.1
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00
34% |
34Value: 34
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 89 / Score 57.19 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00
25.2% |
25.2Value: 25.2
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00
38% |
38Value: 38
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.50 |
8.00 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00
82.77% |
16.7Value: 16.7
|
Business Environment
Rank 115 / Score 56.4 |
Ease of starting a business |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
52.40 |
Worst: New Zealand 100.00 Best: Cambodia 52.40
46.43% |
77.9Value: 77.9
|
Ease of doing insolvency |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Finland 92.70
37.65% |
34.9Value: 34.9
|
Education
Rank 107 / Score 34.27 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.30 |
1.30 |
Worst: Bangladesh 1.30 Best: Namibia 8.30
48.57% |
4.7Value: 4.7
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
52.40 |
5.50 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.50 Best: Tunisia 52.40
39.45% |
24Value: 24
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.50 |
6.40 |
Worst: Niger 6.40 Best: Australia 20.50
31.91% |
10.9Value: 10.9
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.00 |
334.10 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.10 Best: China 579.00
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
68.10 |
6.40 |
Worst: Malawi 68.10 Best: Croatia 6.40
0% |
68.1Value: 68.1
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 129 / Score 1.04 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
142.90 |
0.80 |
Worst: Malawi 0.80 Best: Greece 142.90
0% |
0.8Value: 0.8
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.50 |
9.40 |
Worst: Ecuador 9.40 Best: Oman 44.50
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
48.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 48.60
2.26% |
1.1Value: 1.1
|
Research and Development
Rank 116 / Score 0.15 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
8407.80 |
12.90 |
Worst: Guatemala 12.90 Best: Korea, Rep. 8407.80
0.45% |
50.4Value: 50.4
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Israel 4.90
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 100.00
0% |
0Value: 0
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.80
0% |
0Value: 0
|
ICTs
Rank 124 / Score 30.52 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
95.10 |
21.70 |
Worst: Ethiopia 21.70 Best: Luxembourg 95.10
1.5% |
22.8Value: 22.8
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
90.40 |
3.10 |
Worst: Niger 3.10 Best: Denmark 90.40
13.86% |
15.2Value: 15.2
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
19.40 |
Worst: Lao PDR 19.40 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00
28.54% |
42.4Value: 42.4
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
15.50 |
Worst: Algeria 15.50 Best: Estonia 100.00
31.01% |
41.7Value: 41.7
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 122 / Score 13.14 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
56175.60 |
17.60 |
Worst: Benin 17.60 Best: Iceland 56175.60
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Germany 100.00
25% |
25Value: 25
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.00 |
6.40 |
Worst: Yemen 6.40 Best: Mozambique 66.00
7.21% |
10.7Value: 10.7
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 102 / Score 19.77 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.20 |
2.50 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.50 Best: Hong Kong SAR 32.20
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.50 |
25.10 |
Worst: Myanmar 25.10 Best: Denmark 82.50
23% |
38.3Value: 38.3
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
16.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.20
1.23% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
Credit
Rank 74 / Score 38.58 |
Ease of getting credit |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 100.00
90% |
90Value: 90
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
235.70 |
5.60 |
Worst: Yemen 5.60 Best: Hong Kong SAR 235.70
2.13% |
10.5Value: 10.5
|
Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.40 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 38.40
1.3% |
0.5Value: 0.5
|
Investment
Rank 42 / Score 37.75 |
Ease of protecting minority investors |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.00 |
10.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 10.00 Best: Kenya 92.00
58.54% |
58Value: 58
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1223.50 |
0.20 |
Worst: Algeria 0.20 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1223.50
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Croatia 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 1.20
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.50 |
0.00 |
Worst: Argentina 0.00 Best: Israel 0.50
14% |
0.07Value: 0.07
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 109 / Score 54.82 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
17.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.90 Best: Brunei Darussalam 0.00
76.54% |
4.2Value: 4.2
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Portugal 100.00 Best: Brunei Darussalam 0.00
29.8% |
70.2Value: 70.2
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
24162.40 |
3.90 |
Worst: Cape Verde 3.90 Best: China 24162.40
0.07% |
20.8Value: 20.8
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 111 / Score 15.25 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
60.70 |
3.40 |
Worst: Tanzania 3.40 Best: Luxembourg 60.70
0.52% |
3.7Value: 3.7
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.20 |
5.90 |
Worst: Myanmar 5.90 Best: China 79.20
36.83% |
32.9Value: 32.9
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.40 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Israel 4.40
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.80
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.60 |
0.10 |
Worst: Uganda 0.10 Best: Belarus 32.60
1.54% |
0.6Value: 0.6
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 57 / Score 22.4 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
79.20 |
17.00 |
Worst: Yemen 17.00 Best: Israel 79.20
23.63% |
31.7Value: 31.7
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
25.90 |
Worst: Albania 25.90 Best: United States 73.70
20.08% |
35.5Value: 35.5
|
GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.50 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Israel 2.50
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.50 |
0.00 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Malta 0.50
20% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
14.10 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Japan 14.10
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 74 / Score 23.76 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.60
0.97% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.60 |
1.60 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.60 Best: Hong Kong SAR 51.60
16.4% |
9.8Value: 9.8
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
11.10 |
0.00 |
Worst: Mexico 0.00 Best: Cyprus 11.10
9.91% |
1.1Value: 1.1
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
44.20 |
-16.80 |
Worst: Luxembourg -16.80 Best: Cyprus 44.20
29.84% |
1.4Value: 1.4
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.30 |
0.10 |
Worst: Senegal 0.10 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.30
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
knowledge creation
Rank 57 / Score 18.15 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
74.50 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 74.50
0.27% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
9.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Japan 9.60
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
96.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: China 96.60
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
65.00 |
0.40 |
Worst: Angola 0.40 Best: Iceland 65.00
53.72% |
35.1Value: 35.1
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: United Kingdom 100.00
8% |
8Value: 8
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 115 / Score 17.03 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.30 |
-10.00 |
Worst: Lebanon -10.00 Best: Myanmar 7.30
64.74% |
1.2Value: 1.2
|
New business density |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
28.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bangladesh 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 28.60
0.35% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.10 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: United States 1.10
0% |
0Value: 0
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
76.20 |
1.20 |
Worst: Yemen 1.20 Best: Singapore 76.20
9.87% |
8.6Value: 8.6
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 85 / Score 12.06 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
7.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Netherlands 7.70
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Malaysia 38.60
0.52% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.30 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Ireland 27.30
8.42% |
2.3Value: 2.3
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Nigeria 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00
18% |
18Value: 18
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.00 |
0.20 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.20 Best: Bulgaria 38.00
1.85% |
0.9Value: 0.9
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 86 / Score 25.34 |
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
418.90 |
2.30 |
Worst: Ethiopia 2.30 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 418.90
6.17% |
28Value: 28
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
29.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 29.60
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
ICTs and organizational model creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.70 |
21.70 |
Worst: Yemen 21.70 Best: United States 83.70
11.29% |
28.7Value: 28.7
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
307.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 307.20
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Creative Goods
Rank 90 / Score 7.46 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Malta 12.60
0.79% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
55.30 |
0.10 |
Worst: Belarus 0.10 Best: Iceland 55.30
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United States 100.00
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Printing publications and other media output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.70 |
0.10 |
Worst: Lao PDR 0.10 Best: Malta 6.70
16.67% |
1.2Value: 1.2
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
11.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: China 11.20
1.79% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
Online creativity
Rank 111 / Score 7.43 |
Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00
0.2% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Wikipedia yearly edits |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.90 |
6.10 |
Worst: Ethiopia 6.10 Best: Israel 93.90
22.1% |
25.5Value: 25.5
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Belarus 100.00
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|