Number of local governments in Malawi
Malawi: Number of local governments was 34 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
34
in 2015
All-time low
34
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Number of local governments in Malawi, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 34 for number of local governments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | — |
| 2016 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34 | 34 | 34 | 5 |
| 2020s | 34 | 34 | 34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 number of local governments in Malawi?
- Number of local governments in Malawi was 34 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for number of local governments?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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