Region
Africa
Global Rank
88/129
Regional Rank
10/30
Score
4.335
Malawi’s IPRI score decreased by -0.377 to 4.335 placing it 10st in the Africa region and 88th in the world. Malawi is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Malawi’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.215 to 4.425 with scores of 4.316 in Judicial Independence, 4.466 in Rule of Law, 4.708 in Political Stability, and 4.21 in Control of Corruption.
Malawi’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.344 to 4.258 with scores of 5.385 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.463 in Registering Process, and 2.924 in Access to Financing.
Malawi’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.323 with scores of 4.162 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.083 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.725 in Trademark Protection.
Malawi is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SADC
Malawi - IPRI Overall Score
Malawi - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Malawi - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.574 | 40 | 3 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 41 | 3 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.263 | 56 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.696 | 72 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 71 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 68 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 70 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 57 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.531 | 82 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.608 | 88 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.670 | 90 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.660 | 97 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.785 | 96 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.757 | 99 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.712 | 96 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.335 | 88 | 10 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.667 | 34 | 3 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 35 | 3 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 4.224 | 67 | 8 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.040 | 56 | 4 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.100 | 61 | 6 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.000 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.900 | 60 | 6 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.925 | 46 | 5 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.474 | 65 | 8 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.562 | 65 | 8 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.511 | 68 | 8 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.517 | 74 | 8 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 4.421 | 76 | 8 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 4.234 | 82 | 10 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 4.210 | 80 | 9 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 4.425 | 74 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.047 | 56 | 4 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.000 | 59 | 4 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.265 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.131 | 88 | 8 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 90 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 95 | 10 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 94 | 12 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 66 | 8 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.901 | 98 | 13 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.055 | 98 | 13 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.135 | 96 | 18 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.083 | 113 | 20 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.467 | 109 | 17 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.516 | 107 | 17 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.602 | 102 | 14 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.258 | 98 | 13 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.007 | 34 | 3 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 35 | 3 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.300 | 72 | 8 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.917 | 87 | 14 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 73 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 73 | 9 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.700 | 80 | 15 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.450 | 71 | 12 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.217 | 83 | 13 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.208 | 96 | 18 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.366 | 95 | 18 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.379 | 95 | 17 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.468 | 95 | 18 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.523 | 92 | 18 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.323 | 95 | 11 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.323 | 95 | 11 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malawi - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.667 | 34 | 3 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 35 | 3 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.224 | 67 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.040 | 56 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 61 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 60 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.925 | 46 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.474 | 65 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.562 | 65 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.511 | 68 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.517 | 74 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.421 | 76 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.234 | 82 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.210 | 80 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.425 | 74 | 7 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.901 | 29 | 3 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.900 | 30 | 3 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Judicial Independence | 6.817 | 33 | 3 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 44 | 5 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.200 | 45 | 5 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.900 | 51 | 6 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 42 | 5 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.999 | 52 | 7 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.128 | 54 | 7 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.232 | 51 | 6 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.151 | 57 | 7 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.808 | 62 | 7 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.316 | 71 | 9 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.316 | 71 | 9 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.316 | 71 | 9 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 4.220 | 66 | 6 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.414 | 69 | 6 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.600 | 70 | 5 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.700 | 66 | 5 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.700 | 65 | 5 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.500 | 54 | 5 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 4.619 | 64 | 6 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.404 | 75 | 8 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.335 | 78 | 8 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.257 | 85 | 10 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.259 | 84 | 10 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.239 | 83 | 10 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.338 | 79 | 8 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.466 | 76 | 6 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 33 | 2 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 34 | 2 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 4.980 | 64 | 7 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.101 | 63 | 7 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.900 | 68 | 9 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 58 | 6 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 4.900 | 66 | 11 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 53 | 9 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 4.552 | 71 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.238 | 56 | 5 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.003 | 66 | 7 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.165 | 65 | 6 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.924 | 78 | 10 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.865 | 78 | 12 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.747 | 75 | 10 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.708 | 73 | 10 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 53 | 4 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 54 | 4 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.471 | 94 | 12 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.828 | 90 | 12 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.100 | 82 | 9 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.100 | 78 | 8 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.300 | 74 | 7 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.100 | 60 | 7 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.727 | 90 | 10 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.479 | 98 | 13 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.473 | 105 | 16 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.494 | 98 | 14 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.692 | 97 | 16 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.513 | 101 | 15 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.438 | 103 | 16 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.210 | 80 | 11 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malawi - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.047 | 56 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 59 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.265 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.131 | 88 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 90 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 95 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 94 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 66 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.901 | 98 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.055 | 98 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.135 | 96 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.083 | 113 | 20 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.467 | 109 | 17 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.516 | 107 | 17 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.602 | 102 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.258 | 98 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.278 | 47 | 3 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.300 | 49 | 3 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.433 | 73 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 69 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 74 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 80 | 11 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 59 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.790 | 76 | 10 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.260 | 68 | 11 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.991 | 88 | 16 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.826 | 88 | 14 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.273 | 74 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.385 | 74 | 8 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.385 | 74 | 8 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.385 | 74 | 8 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.620 | 57 | 5 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 3.600 | 58 | 5 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.265 | 76 | 12 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.426 | 88 | 15 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 93 | 16 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.000 | 84 | 12 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.000 | 83 | 12 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 65 | 14 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 7.757 | 108 | 18 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 7.749 | 113 | 20 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 7.655 | 96 | 21 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 7.756 | 114 | 22 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.460 | 100 | 18 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.496 | 99 | 18 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.496 | 99 | 18 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.463 | 61 | 9 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.243 | 49 | 4 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 50 | 4 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Access to Financing | 2.533 | 97 | 9 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 101 | 13 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 104 | 15 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 97 | 14 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 64 | 10 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.156 | 97 | 16 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.156 | 99 | 17 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.758 | 117 | 21 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 118 | 22 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 117 | 21 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 116 | 20 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 2.924 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 2.924 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malawi - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.007 | 34 | 3 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 35 | 3 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 72 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.917 | 87 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 73 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 73 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 80 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.450 | 71 | 12 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.217 | 83 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.208 | 96 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.366 | 95 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.379 | 95 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.468 | 95 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.523 | 92 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.323 | 95 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.323 | 95 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.870 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.900 | 59 | 6 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.533 | 81 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.400 | 54 | 5 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 48 | 4 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.100 | 65 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.900 | 59 | 7 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.550 | 87 | 14 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.533 | 106 | 19 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.848 | 110 | 22 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.875 | 108 | 20 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.053 | 100 | 16 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 101 | 16 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 101 | 16 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 101 | 16 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.143 | 25 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 91 | 17 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 20 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 22 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 22 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 22 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 4.900 | 88 | 18 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 93 | 20 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 96 | 22 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 96 | 22 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 93 | 20 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 97 | 22 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 4.883 | 95 | 21 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.083 | 91 | 18 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.083 | 91 | 18 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Trademark Protection | 4.725 | 88 | 6 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.725 | 88 | 6 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |