Malawi
Overall Score, 2024
2.63
out of
5
Overall Score
2024
Malawi scores better than the average scores of countries in its region and income group, and higher than the global average, yet there is ample room for improvement relative to top performing countries.
Component Score
2024
Malawi scores well in affordability change and tax structure, but poorly in price and tax share. Malawi would greatly benefit from increasing cigarette prices and the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Malawi's overall score increased between 2014 and 2024. There was no sufficient data to compute the overall scores in 2016, 2018, and 2020.