IDA resource allocation index in Malawi
Malawi: IDA resource allocation index was 2.88 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
IDA resource allocation index in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, ida resource allocation index in Malawi stood at 2.88 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ida resource allocation index in Malawi peaked at 3.41 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.88 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
That places Malawi 64th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 1=low to 6=high | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | 3.41 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 3.07 1=low to 6=high | 3.31 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | 2.88 1=low to 6=high | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 2.94 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Chad 2.93 1=low to 6=high compare
- 63 Kiribati 2.89 1=low to 6=high compare
- 65 Mozambique 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 65 Tuvalu 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 2.85 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Tax revenue 15.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 39.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 30.5% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.0% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -11.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 35.8% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 23.5% (2024)
- Interest payments 26.3% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ida resource allocation index in Malawi?
- Ida resource allocation index in Malawi was 2.88 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest ida resource allocation index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest ida resource allocation index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for ida resource allocation index?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ida resource allocation index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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 (the IDA resource allocation index) 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).