Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi
Malawi: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 32.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi stood at 32.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 8.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 7.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 8.6% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi was 32.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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