IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) in Malawi
Malawi: IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) 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 66th out of 85 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.
IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.39 1=low to 6=high | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.41 1=low to 6=high | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.39 1=low to 6=high | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.31 1=low to 6=high | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.27 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.16 1=low to 6=high | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.07 1=low to 6=high | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.24 1=low to 6=high | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.02 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.88 1=low to 6=high | -2.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.88 1=low to 6=high is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.01 1=low to 6=high, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.88 1=low to 6=high is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.22 1=low to 6=high, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 2.94 1=low to 6=high compare
- 64 Chad 2.93 1=low to 6=high compare
- 65 Kiribati 2.89 1=low to 6=high compare
- 67 Mozambique 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 67 Tuvalu 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 69 Papua New Guinea 2.85 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
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 66th out of 85 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).