Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi
Malawi: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi, 2000–2024
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 12th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -35.0% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -43.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +179.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +124.6% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +37.4% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +11.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 32.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 3.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 32.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 7.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +179.0% | 7.6% | 21.3% |
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 12th out of 203 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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