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Malawi - Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) 40

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

40 (2025)

Global rank

##157 of 214 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1996

1.31×

Ranking Race — Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#163199620062011201620212025#141#1572021 overtook Bangladesh2023 overtook São Tomé and Príncipe
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #141 to #157 (overtook Bangladesh). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malawi ↓

Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Bangladesh in global rank auto
2023
Overtook São Tomé and Príncipe in global rank auto

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202527.933.539.144.7

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