Malawi - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 0.064
2007 0.093
2008 0.114
2009 0.086

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 59.20
2014 50.40

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 0.80
2014 6.70

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 77.80
2014 82.90

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Malawi was 127.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 222.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 127.00 in 2015.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 222.00
2010 222.00
2011 222.00
2012 222.00
2013 222.00
2014 172.00
2015 127.00
2016 127.00
2017 127.00
2018 127.00
2019 127.00

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Definition: Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 55.30

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 83.80
2014 73.30

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 18.40

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 50.10
2014 33.50

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 11.40
2014 18.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Malawi was 12.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 2005.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 1.10
2006 1.10
2007 1.10
2008 1.10
2009 1.10
2010 1.10
2011 1.10
2012 6.10
2013 9.60
2014 12.40
2015 12.40
2016 12.40
2017 12.40
2018 12.40
2019 12.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Malawi was 1.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.60 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.70 in 2015.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 1.80
2006 1.80
2007 1.80
2008 1.80
2009 1.80
2010 1.80
2011 4.60
2012 4.60
2013 2.60
2014 2.60
2015 1.70
2016 1.70
2017 1.70
2018 1.70
2019 1.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Malawi was 20.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 30.40 in 2006, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 2014.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 30.40
2006 30.40
2007 30.10
2008 29.20
2009 23.40
2010 22.90
2011 23.20
2012 21.70
2013 21.30
2014 20.10
2015 20.40
2016 20.40
2017 20.40
2018 20.40
2019 20.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment