Region
Africa
Global Rank
87/126
Regional Rank
8/30
Score
4.193
Malawi’s IPRI score decreased by -0.314 to 4.193 placing it 8th in the Africa region and 87th in the world. Malawi is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.
Malawi’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.034 to 4.973 with scores of 6.642 in Judicial Independence, 4.689 in Rule of Law, 4.768 in Political Stability, and 3.794 in Control of Corruption.
Malawi’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.979 to 3.288 with scores of 5 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.465 in Registering Property, and 0.4 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Malawi’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.318 with scores of 4.162 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.067 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 | 69 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 70 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 56 | 5 | 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 | 97 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.757 | 99 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.712 | 96 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.335 | 88 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.588 | 79 | 8 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.508 | 83 | 9 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.193 | 87 | 8 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Legal and Political | 5.174 | 53 | 5 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.939 | 57 | 5 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 4.973 | 58 | 6 | 2025 |
| Physical | 4.047 | 56 | 4 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.000 | 58 | 4 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.265 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.131 | 88 | 8 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 89 | 10 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 94 | 9 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 96 | 13 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 65 | 7 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.901 | 99 | 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 |
| Physical | 4.273 | 93 | 12 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.267 | 91 | 11 | 2024 |
| Physical | 3.288 | 98 | 11 | 2025 |
| 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 | 74 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 71 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.700 | 81 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 4.318 | 104 | 18 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.318 | 104 | 18 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 4.318 | 103 | 18 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 5.174 | 53 | 5 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.939 | 57 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.973 | 58 | 6 | 2025 |
| 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 | 47 | 5 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.900 | 49 | 6 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 43 | 6 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.999 | 52 | 7 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.128 | 54 | 7 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.232 | 52 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.906 | 30 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.721 | 32 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.642 | 32 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 | 65 | 5 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.700 | 65 | 5 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.500 | 53 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 4.524 | 71 | 5 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 4.562 | 73 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 4.689 | 70 | 6 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 33 | 2 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 34 | 2 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 4.980 | 65 | 7 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.101 | 63 | 7 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.900 | 69 | 9 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 4.900 | 66 | 10 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 50 | 8 | 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 | 72 | 9 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.865 | 62 | 7 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.694 | 64 | 6 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 4.768 | 70 | 8 | 2025 |
| 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 | 83 | 9 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.100 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.300 | 72 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.400 | 69 | 8 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.779 | 89 | 13 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.794 | 91 | 13 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malawi - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.047 | 56 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 58 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.265 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.131 | 88 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 89 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 94 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 96 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 65 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.901 | 99 | 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 |
| Overall | 4.273 | 93 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.267 | 91 | 11 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.288 | 98 | 11 | 2025 |
| 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 | 70 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 76 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 81 | 11 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 63 | 9 | 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 | 15 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.385 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.385 | 71 | 7 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 77 | 10 | 2025 |
| 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 | 86 | 12 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.000 | 83 | 12 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 68 | 13 | 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 | 113 | 22 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.460 | 101 | 18 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.496 | 99 | 18 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.496 | 99 | 18 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.463 | 61 | 9 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.510 | 54 | 7 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 4.491 | 55 | 7 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 4.465 | 62 | 8 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | 3.243 | 49 | 4 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 51 | 4 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Access to Financing | 2.533 | 97 | 9 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 102 | 14 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 103 | 14 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 98 | 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 |
| Access to Financing | 2.924 | 114 | 21 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.924 | 114 | 21 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 0.400 | 120 | 24 | 2025 |
| 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 | 74 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 71 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 81 | 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 |
| Overall | 4.318 | 104 | 18 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.318 | 104 | 18 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.318 | 103 | 18 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.870 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.900 | 60 | 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 | 53 | 5 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 49 | 4 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.100 | 65 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.900 | 59 | 8 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 97 | 15 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 97 | 15 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.162 | 98 | 16 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | 7.143 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 92 | 17 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 20 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 98 | 22 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 98 | 22 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 98 | 24 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 4.067 | 106 | 23 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.067 | 106 | 23 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 4.067 | 106 | 23 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| 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 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.725 | 87 | 6 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.725 | 87 | 6 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.725 | 91 | 6 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |