Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi
Malawi: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score was 49.38 scale 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in scale 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi is 49.38 scale 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi peaked at 49.38 scale 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.01 scale 0-100, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 114th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi, year by year
| Year | scale 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.49 scale 0-100 | — |
| 2016 | 48.67 scale 0-100 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 43.01 scale 0-100 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 43.76 scale 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 43.76 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.36 scale 0-100 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 48.36 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.01 scale 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.01 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.38 scale 0-100 | +0.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 49.38 scale 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.8 scale 0-100, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 49.38 scale 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.33 scale 0-100, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.94 scale 0-100 | 43.01 scale 0-100 | 48.67 scale 0-100 | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.82 scale 0-100 | 48.36 scale 0-100 | 49.38 scale 0-100 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi?
- Statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score in Malawi was 49.38 scale 0-100 in 2024, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 49.38 scale 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.01 scale 0-100 in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 4 data sources score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 4 data sources score (scale 0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The data sources overall score is a composite measure of whether countries have data available from the following sources: Censuses and surveys, administrative data, geospatial data, and private sector/citizen generated data. The data sources (input) pillar is segmented by four types of sources generated by (i) the statistical office (censuses and surveys), and sources accessed from elsewhere such as (ii) administrative data, (iii) geospatial data, and (iv) private sector data and citizen generated data. The appropriate balance between these source types will vary depending on a country's institutional setting and the maturity of its statistical system. High scores should reflect the extent to which the sources being utilized enable the necessary statistical indicators to be generated. For example, a low score on environment statistics (in the data production pillar) may reflect a lack of use of (and low score for) geospatial data (in the data sources pillar). This type of linkage is inherent in the data cycle approach and can help highlight areas for investment required if country needs are to be met.