| Table 2: Distribution of difficulty faced in running business by region | ||||||
| Difficulty Faced in Running Business (%) | ||||||
| Spare Parts | Credit | Road Condition | Competition | Other | Total | |
| Malawi | 59.2 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 100.0 |
| Southern | 24.4 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 43.7 |
| Central | 26.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 43.2 |
| Northern | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 13.1 |