Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Malawi

Firms with female top managers in Malawi in 2025 — 13.5%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 62. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 2.1 pp.

2025 13.5% −0.7 pp vs 2014
World rank 44of 62
Period maximum 15.6%2009
Period minimum 13.5%2025

Trend over time

2009–2025 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers — Malawi, 2009–2025131415162009201120132015201720192021202320252009: 15.6%2014: 14.2%2025: 13.5%
Change over the period: −2.1 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 13.5%
World 19.5%
Firms with female top managers — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.5
2014 14.2
2009 15.6

About the indicator

The share of firms whose top management position is held by a woman, from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. The surveys cover the formal private sector, so the indicator does not see small informal business, where the share of women is usually higher. Its level is weakly related to the income of a country and noticeably related to industry structure: where trade and services prevail, more firms are headed by women.

Important: The aggregate is a simple average across countries: the correct weight would be the number of firms, and the source does not publish it. The surveys are run once every few years and not annually in every country.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.