Republic of Malawi

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Public Sector Reforms — Making Malawi Better
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Statistics

Public reform data, simplified.

A summary of the latest results MDAs have published, and how progress has changed over time. Figures include approved reports only.

Current reporting period
Q3 2026
No results have been published for this period yet.
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Q1 2026 to Q2/H1 2026
Latest published values from 16 of 88 MDAs reporting, Q1 2026 to Q2/H1 2026.

Visual progress hub

Start with the charts

Compare public progress across MDAs and periods before exploring the supporting figures.

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Change over time

Public Progress Trend

Compare published values across reporting periods. Every bar uses the same 0–100% scale.

Q1 2026

16/88 reporting

Q2/H1 2026

1/88 reporting

Each period averages only the MDAs that published in it, shown under each bar. A change between periods can reflect which MDAs reported rather than a change in delivery.

Progress distribution

How reform areas are progressing

See the latest published progress for each reform area. “Not reported” means a result was due but no approved value is public yet; reform areas with no target due this period are excluded from coverage.

Completed

100% progress

1

<1%

On track

50% to below 100%

3

1%

Behind

Above 0% to below 50%

31

11%

Not started

0% progress

8

3%

Not reported

Due, no approved value yet

243

85%

43 of 286 reform areas reported (15.03% coverage).18 reform areas have no target this period and are not counted in coverage.

MDA comparison

Reported progress by MDA

Highest reported progress values in the current public dataset. Each bar uses the same 0–100% scale.

Top 10

  1. NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL OF MALAWI

    51.2%

  2. Ministry of Mining

    42%

  3. Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority

    40%

  4. Ministry of Defence

    32.71%

  5. Cotton Council of Malawi

    24.9%

  6. Legal Aid Bureau

    23.73%

  7. Public Sector Reforms Management Department

    23.37%

  8. Construction Industry Regulatory Authority

    22.65%

  9. National Library Service

    17.79%

  10. Government Press

    16.42%

72 MDAs have no published numeric progress value and are excluded from the ranking.

Thematic coverage

Reform areas by theme

Average published reform-area progress within each theme. Select a theme to explore its reform areas. Coverage is the share with a reported value, among the reform areas that had a target due this period.

10 themes · 304 reform areas

  1. Industrialization

    29.1%

    17 reform areas · 5 of 17 reported

    Reporting coverage: 29%

  2. Effective Governance Systems And Institutions

    28.31%

    64 reform areas · 11 of 61 reported · 3 no target

    Reporting coverage: 18%

  3. Mindset Change

    23.74%

    6 reform areas · 1 of 6 reported

    Reporting coverage: 17%

  4. Agricultural Productivity And Commercialization

    22.9%

    28 reform areas · 5 of 28 reported

    Reporting coverage: 18%

  5. Enhanced Public Sector Performance

    21.67%

    59 reform areas · 11 of 49 reported · 10 no target

    Reporting coverage: 22%

  6. Human Capital Development

    12.88%

    60 reform areas · 8 of 57 reported · 3 no target

    Reporting coverage: 14%

  7. Economic Infrastructure

    10.83%

    28 reform areas · 1 of 28 reported

    Reporting coverage: 4%

  8. Urbanization

    0%

    27 reform areas · 1 of 26 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 4%

  9. Environmental Sustainability

    Not reported

    11 reform areas · 0 of 10 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 0%

  10. Private Sector Dynamism

    Not reported

    4 reform areas · 0 of 4 reported

    Reporting coverage: 0%

Sector performance

Reforms performance by sector

Average published reform-area progress within each sector. Select a sector to explore its reform areas. Coverage is the share with a reported value, among the reform areas that had a target due this period.

16 sectors

  1. Mining and Quarrying

    44.76%

    3 reform areas · 3 of 3 reported

    Reporting coverage: 100%

  2. Health and Social Work Activities

    42.6%

    28 reform areas · 5 of 23 reported · 5 no target

    Reporting coverage: 22%

  3. Energy

    40%

    16 reform areas · 1 of 14 reported · 2 no target

    Reporting coverage: 7%

  4. Construction

    27.37%

    13 reform areas · 3 of 12 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 25%

  5. Financial and Insurance Activities

    25%

    17 reform areas · 3 of 17 reported

    Reporting coverage: 18%

  6. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

    22.9%

    38 reform areas · 5 of 38 reported

    Reporting coverage: 13%

  7. Professional and Support Services

    18.91%

    20 reform areas · 7 of 17 reported · 3 no target

    Reporting coverage: 41%

  8. Education

    18.3%

    33 reform areas · 2 of 32 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 6%

  9. Information and Communication(ICT)

    13.57%

    26 reform areas · 3 of 25 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 12%

  10. Public Administration and Defence

    10.26%

    24 reform areas · 3 of 22 reported · 2 no target

    Reporting coverage: 14%

  11. Other Services

    6.86%

    54 reform areas · 7 of 52 reported · 2 no target

    Reporting coverage: 13%

  12. Real Estate Activities

    0%

    8 reform areas · 1 of 8 reported

    Reporting coverage: 13%

  13. Tourism

    Not reported

    8 reform areas · 0 of 8 reported

    Reporting coverage: 0%

  14. Transportation and Storage

    Not reported

    8 reform areas · 0 of 7 reported · 1 no target

    Reporting coverage: 0%

  15. Manufacturing

    Not reported

    6 reform areas · 0 of 6 reported

    Reporting coverage: 0%

  16. Wholesale and Retail Trade

    Not reported

    1 reform area · 0 of 1 reported

    Reporting coverage: 0%

How to read these charts: Each figure is the most recent value its MDA has published, so different MDAs may be showing different reporting periods. MDA bars show immutable approved MDA progress values, not report-submission compliance. Distribution bands describe reform-area progress and therefore use a different population.