Malawi - Global Right to Information Rating

RTI Rating Malawi

Malawi is in 35º place in the ranking of transparency

The transparency law of Malawi has been in force since 2017 and with it has earned 104 points in the Global Right to Information Rating (RTI Rating). With that score Malawi is now ranked 35 in the transparency ranking formed by 140 countries, meaning it is among those that must improve its laws in order to guarantee access to information.

This index ranks countries giving them a score of 0-150 depending on the strength of its legal framework which guarantees the right to information.

In the next table you can also see the scores obtained by Malawi in each of the groups that make up the index. Access the list with the classification of all countries by clicking on RTI Rating and the economic information for Malawi by clicking on Economy of Malawi.

Malawi - Global Right to Information Rating

Date	RTI Raking	Year RTI law	Access	Scope	Requesting	Exceptions	Appeals	Sanctions	Promotion	RTI Rating
2024	35º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2023	35º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2022	33º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2021	34º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2020	33º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2019	33º	2,017	3	27	15	18	21	6	14	104
2018	32º	2,017	3	27	15	18	22	6	14	105

Malawi - Global Right to Information Rating

Sources: Global RTI Rating

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