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Country description

Malawi is a low income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 645.16 USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.51 (2022)

Index description

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Results for Malawi

	2020	Simulator projection
Rank	109
Score	60.93Value: 60.92865511	Value: 60.92865511

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Region

Starting a business Rank 153 / Score 77.93
KPI	2020 - Malawi
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Procedures (number) - Men	Initial Value: 1/8	20.00	1.00	Worst: Venezuela 20.00 Best: Georgia 1.00 68.42%	7Value: 7
Procedures (number) - Women	Initial Value: 1/8	20.00	1.00	Worst: Venezuela 20.00 Best: Georgia 1.00 68.42%	7Value: 7
Time (days) - Men	Initial Value: 1/8	230.00	0.50	Worst: Venezuela 230.00 Best: New Zealand 0.50 84.1%	37Value: 37
Time (days) - Women	Initial Value: 1/8	230.00	0.50	Worst: Venezuela 230.00 Best: New Zealand 0.50 84.1%	37Value: 37
Cost - Men (% of income per capita)	Initial Value: 1/8	211.80	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 211.80 Best: Rwanda 0.00 84.61%	32.6Value: 32.6
Cost - Women (% of income per capita)	Initial Value: 1/8	211.80	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 211.80 Best: Rwanda 0.00 84.61%	32.6Value: 32.6
Minimum capital (% of income per capita)	Initial Value: 1/4	179.60	0.00	Worst: Sao Tome and Principe 179.60 Best: Afghanistan 0.00 100%	0Value: 0
Dealing with construction permits Rank 128 / Score 63.18
Procedures (number)	Initial Value: 1	26.00	7.00	Worst: Tajikistan 26.00 Best: Denmark 7.00 68.42%	13Value: 13
Time (days)	Initial Value: 1	652.00	27.50	Worst: Cambodia 652.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 27.50 79.9%	153Value: 153
Cost (% of warehouse value)	Initial Value: 1	75.60	0.10	Worst: Afghanistan 75.60 Best: Mongolia 0.10 89.01%	8.4Value: 8.4
Building quality control index (0–15)	Initial Value: 1	15.00	0.00	Worst: Micronesia 0.00 Best: China 15.00 63.33%	9.5Value: 9.5
Getting electricity Rank 171 / Score 45.38
Procedures (number) - Electricity	Initial Value: 0.25	9.00	2.00	Worst: Romania 9.00 Best: Armenia 2.00 42.86%	6Value: 6
Time (days) - Electricity	Initial Value: 0.25	482.00	7.00	Worst: Liberia 482.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 7.00 74.74%	127Value: 127
Cost (% of income per capita)	Initial Value: 0.25	14977.60	0.00	Worst: Burundi 14977.60 Best: China 0.00 88.59%	1709.2Value: 1709.2
Reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index (0–8)	Initial Value: 0.25	8.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Belarus 8.00 0%	0Value: 0
Registering property Rank 90 / Score 64.76
Procedures (number) - Property	Initial Value: 0.25	13.61	1.00	Worst: Brazil 13.61 Best: Georgia 1.00 60.35%	6Value: 6
Time (days) - Property	Initial Value: 0.25	513.00	1.00	Worst: Kiribati 513.00 Best: Georgia 1.00 91.02%	47Value: 47
Cost (% of property value)	Initial Value: 0.25	28.00	0.00	Worst: Syrian Arab Republic 28.00 Best: Belarus 0.00 93.43%	1.84Value: 1.84
Quality of land administration index (0–30)	Initial Value: 0.25	28.50	2.50	Worst: Haiti 2.50 Best: Taiwan 28.50 30.77%	10.5Value: 10.5
Getting credit Rank 11 / Score 90
Strength of legal rights index (0-12)	Initial Value: 1	12.00	0.00	Worst: Bolivia 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 12.00 91.67%	11Value: 11
Depth of credit information index (0-8)	Initial Value: 1	8.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Argentina 8.00 87.5%	7Value: 7
Protecting minority investors Rank 79 / Score 58
Extent of disclosure index (0-10)	Initial Value: 1	10.00	0.00	Worst: Maldives 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 10.00 40%	4Value: 4
Extent of director liability index (0-10)	Initial Value: 1	10.00	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Cambodia 10.00 70%	7Value: 7
Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)	Initial Value: 1	10.00	0.00	Worst: Somalia 0.00 Best: Djibouti 10.00 70%	7Value: 7
Extent of shareholder rights index (0-6)	Initial Value: 1	6.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Argentina 6.00 83.33%	5Value: 5
Extent of ownership and control index (0-7)	Initial Value: 1	7.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Austria 7.00 28.57%	2Value: 2
Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7)	Initial Value: 1	7.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 7.00 57.14%	4Value: 4
Paying taxes Rank 135 / Score 62.37
Payments (number per year)	Initial Value: 1	99.00	3.00	Worst: Venezuela 99.00 Best: Bahrain 3.00 66.67%	35Value: 35
Time (hours per year)	Initial Value: 1	1501.00	22.50	Worst: Brazil 1501.00 Best: Bahrain 22.50 90.09%	169Value: 169
Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)	Initial Value: 1	219.60	8.00	Worst: Comoros 219.60 Best: Brunei Darussalam 8.00 87.48%	34.5Value: 34.5
Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)	Initial Value: 1	119.00	0.00	Worst: Nepal 119.00 Best: Barbados 0.00 72.27%	33Value: 33
Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks)	Initial Value: 1	109.90	2.30	Worst: Tanzania 109.90 Best: Estonia 2.30 60.97%	44.3Value: 44.3
Time to comply with a corporate income tax correction (hours)	Initial Value: 1	137.00	1.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 137.00 Best: Belarus 1.00 85.66%	20.5Value: 20.5
Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks)	Initial Value: 1	113.30	0.00	Worst: Jamaica 113.30 Best: Algeria 0.00 75.38%	27.9Value: 27.9
Trading across borders Rank 127 / Score 65.3
Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours)	Initial Value: 1	504.00	0.50	Worst: Iraq 504.00 Best: Austria 0.50 85.2%	75Value: 75
Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours)	Initial Value: 1	360.00	0.50	Worst: South Sudan 360.00 Best: Austria 0.50 84.84%	55Value: 55
Time to export: Border compliance (hours)	Initial Value: 1	296.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 296.00 Best: Austria 0.00 73.61%	78.1Value: 78.1
Time to import: Border compliance (hours)	Initial Value: 1	402.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 402.00 Best: Austria 0.00 86.32%	55Value: 55
Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)	Initial Value: 1	1800.00	0.00	Worst: Iraq 1800.00 Best: Austria 0.00 81.01%	341.8Value: 341.8
Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)	Initial Value: 1	1025.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 1025.00 Best: Austria 0.00 84.24%	161.5Value: 161.5
Cost to export: Border compliance (USD)	Initial Value: 1	2222.70	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 2222.70 Best: Austria 0.00 89.07%	242.9Value: 242.9
Cost to import: Border compliance (USD)	Initial Value: 1	3039.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 3039.00 Best: Armenia 0.00 95.28%	143.5Value: 143.5
Enforcing contracts Rank 134 / Score 34.96
Time (days) - Contracts	Initial Value: 1	1785.00	164.00	Worst: Guinea-Bissau 1785.00 Best: Singapore 164.00 77.91%	522Value: 522
Cost (% of claim)	Initial Value: 1	163.20	9.00	Worst: Timor-Leste 163.20 Best: Iceland 9.00 61.02%	69.1Value: 69.1
Quality of judicial processes index (0-18)	Initial Value: 1	16.50	1.50	Worst: Iraq 1.50 Best: China 16.50 53.33%	9.5Value: 9.5
Resolving insolvency Rank 134 / Score 34.96
Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)	Initial Value: 1	92.10	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 92.10 16.94%	15.6Value: 15.6
Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16)	Initial Value: 1	15.50	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Serbia 15.50 54.84%	8.5Value: 8.5

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		63.04 Value: 63.0419503045263
Developed Economies Average		77.48 77.4773146805556
Developing Economies Average		63.42 63.4162016964935
Highest Ranked Country	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75 86.75393037
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04 20.03911258
	Global Rank	190
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75 86.75393037
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Malta
	Score	66.14 66.13947845
	Global Rank	88
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	86.19 86.190677
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	31.76 31.76468122
	Global Rank	187

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		56.54 56.5401682677273
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		57.61 57.606129476
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		42.58 42.5752160485714
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	80.91 80.90849269
	Global Rank	16
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04 20.03911258
	Global Rank	190
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	68.98 68.97542462
	Global Rank	75
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	44.69 44.6936998
	Global Rank	172
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Djibouti
	Score	60.49 60.49228924
	Global Rank	112
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04 20.03911258
	Global Rank	190

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			74.56 74.5622401379661
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			64.06 64.059360595098
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			57.89 57.8905600975
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			46.48 46.480781225

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		63.44 63.4429514067647
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		62.82 62.8184414934426
Oil Exporting Best	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75 86.75393037
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Venezuela
	Score	30.24 30.23923102
	Global Rank	188
Oil Importing Best	Country	Singapore
	Score	86.19 86.190677
	Global Rank	2
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04 20.03911258
	Global Rank	190

OECD
OECD Average		77.93 77.9252251343243
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		78.18 78.1756504927273
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		75.16 75.160419268
OECD Best	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75 86.75393037
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Greece
	Score	68.43 68.43058719
	Global Rank	79
OECD Developed Best	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75 86.75393037
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Greece
	Score	68.43 68.43058719
	Global Rank	79
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	83.99 83.99438246
	Global Rank	5
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	70.05 70.05470687
	Global Rank	67

Arab region
Simple Average		55.94
Weighted Average by population		54.52
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	80.91
	Rank	16
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04
	Rank	190

AMU
Simple Average		54.87
Weighted Average by population		58.76
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	73.39
	Rank	53
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Libya
	Score	32.69
	Rank	186

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		69.14
Weighted Average by population		74.03
Highest Ranked Country	Country	New Zealand
	Score	86.75
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	46.82
	Rank	165

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		75.65
Weighted Average by population		76.13
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Denmark
	Score	85.29
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	61.27
	Rank	106

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		59.54
Weighted Average by population		60.96
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	72.59
	Rank	59
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Venezuela
	Score	30.24
	Rank	188

North America
Simple Average		81.81
Weighted Average by population		83.54
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	83.99
	Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	79.64
	Rank	23

South Asia
Simple Average		58.21
Weighted Average by population		66.37
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	71.05
	Rank	63
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	44.07
	Rank	173

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		54.61
Weighted Average by population		54.14
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	81.48
	Rank	13
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	35.56
	Rank	184

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		57.7
Weighted Average by population		58.75
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Malaysia
	Score	81.48
	Rank	12
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Somalia
	Score	20.04
	Rank	190

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