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Malawi - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 45.4

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

Latest value

45.4 (2025)

Global rank

##149 of 214 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1996

0.99×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#163199620062011201620212025#110#1492022 overtook Mali2024 overtook Gambia, The
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #110 to #149 (overtook Mali). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malawi ↓

Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 40 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2010
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2012
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Mali in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Gambia, The in global rank auto

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202542.245.548.852.1

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