CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi
Malawi: CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi stood at 2.5 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 69th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.55 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 69 Angola 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Central African Republic 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Congo 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Djibouti 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Nicaragua 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Papua New Guinea 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Somalia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi?
- Cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating in Malawi was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2011.
- What is the lowest cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This criterion assesses the extent to which environmental policies and institutions foster the protection and sustainable use of natural resources and the management of pollution.