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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Malawi

Malawi: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2015
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Malawi, 1970–2023

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Malawi is 100, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Malawi peaked at 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.

Malawi ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Malawi, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 60 —
1971 60 +0.0%
1972 60 +0.0%
1973 60 +0.0%
1974 60 +0.0%
1975 60 +0.0%
1976 60 +0.0%
1977 60 +0.0%
1978 60 +0.0%
1979 60 +0.0%
1980 60 +0.0%
1981 60 +0.0%
1982 60 +0.0%
1983 60 +0.0%
1984 60 +0.0%
1985 60 +0.0%
1986 60 +0.0%
1987 60 +0.0%
1988 60 +0.0%
1989 60 +0.0%
1990 60 +0.0%
1991 60 +0.0%
1992 60 +0.0%
1993 60 +0.0%
1994 80 +33.3%
1995 80 +0.0%
1996 80 +0.0%
1997 80 +0.0%
1998 80 +0.0%
1999 80 +0.0%
2000 80 +0.0%
2001 80 +0.0%
2002 80 +0.0%
2003 80 +0.0%
2004 80 +0.0%
2005 80 +0.0%
2006 80 +0.0%
2007 80 +0.0%
2008 80 +0.0%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 80 +0.0%
2012 80 +0.0%
2013 80 +0.0%
2014 80 +0.0%
2015 100 +25.0%
2016 100 +0.0%
2017 100 +0.0%
2018 100 +0.0%
2019 100 +0.0%
2020 100 +0.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60 60 60 10
1980s 60 60 60 10
1990s 72 60 80 10
2000s 80 80 80 10
2010s 90 80 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Malawi?
Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Malawi was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
How does Malawi rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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