2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Malawi

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Rank

86/122

Regional Rank

8/27

Malawi - TBI Overall Score

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Overall	4.63	86	8
Tariff Score	5.49	64	10
NTBs	1	13	16
Services	5.78	87	10
Facilitation	6.27	104	15
Statistic	Score	Global	Region

Malawi - Tariffs

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	5.49	64	10	2025
Tariff Rate Score	6.77	105	17	2025
Duty Free Score	7.02	44	10	2025
Tariff Line Score	2.68	31	21	2025
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Malawi - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Overall	1	13	16
Applied on All Partners	1	12	15
Applied Bilaterally	1	19	19
Statistic	Score	Global	Region

Malawi - Services

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Overall	5.78	87	10
Professional	7.16	90	10
Entertainment	4.63	70	8
Telecom	4.72	84	9
Construction	5.8	79	9
Statistic	Score	Global	Region

Malawi - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	6.27	104	15	2025
Property Rights	5.5	81	8	2025
Logistics	8.63	110	21	2025
Digital	1.18	8	6	2025
RTAs	9.8	110	20	2025
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Malawi - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Subscore	1	12	15
Export Subsidies	1	33	20
Quantitative Restrictions	1	26	18
Safeguards	1	41	19
SPS	1	9	10
TRQ	1	24	20
Statistic	Score	Global	Region

Malawi - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Subscore	1	19	19
AntiDumping	1	24	19
CVD	1	33	21
Quantitative Restrictions	1	32	21
SPS	1	20	19
Statistic	Score	Global	Region

Malawi - Digital

Statistic	Score	Global	Region
Subscore	1.18	8	6
Tax	1	23	10
Moderation	1	30	20
Content Localization	1	31	20
Security Barriers	1	23	18
Data Flows	1	24	13
Onerous Barriers	1.27	58	20
Statistic	Score	Global	Region