Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Malawi
Malawi: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score was 63.27 scale 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Malawi, 2016–2024
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in scale 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Malawi is 63.27 scale 0-100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Malawi peaked at 63.33 scale 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.37 scale 0-100, in 2016.
Malawi ranks 131st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | scale 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 46.37 scale 0-100 | — |
| 2017 | 61.97 scale 0-100 | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 61.23 scale 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.23 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.33 scale 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 63.33 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.13 scale 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.13 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.27 scale 0-100 | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 63.27 scale 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.82 scale 0-100, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 63.27 scale 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.67 scale 0-100, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.7 scale 0-100 | 46.37 scale 0-100 | 61.97 scale 0-100 | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.84 scale 0-100 | 62.13 scale 0-100 | 63.33 scale 0-100 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Malawi?
- Statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Malawi was 63.27 scale 0-100 in 2024, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.33 scale 0-100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.37 scale 0-100 in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score?
- Malawi ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The data services pillar overall score is a composite indicator based on four dimensions of data services: (i) the quality of data releases, (ii) the richness and openness of online access, (iii) the effectiveness of advisory and analytical services related to statistics, and (iv) the availability and use of data access services such as secure microdata access. Advisory and analytical services might incorporate elements related to data stewardship services including input to national data strategies, advice on data ethics and calling out misuse of data in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.