Consumer price index in Malawi
Malawi: Consumer price index was 1,313 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Malawi stood at 1,313 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 424.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Malawi peaked at 1,313 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4716 2010 = 100, in 1980.
That places Malawi 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9675 2010 = 100 | 0.4716 2010 = 100 | 1.87 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.23 2010 = 100 | 2.1 2010 = 100 | 24.97 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.85 2010 = 100 | 32.36 2010 = 100 | 93.1 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 240.67 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 418.34 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 777.06 2010 = 100 | 454.43 2010 = 100 | 1,313 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Malawi?
- Consumer price index in Malawi was 1,313 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,313 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4716 2010 = 100 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for consumer price index?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 424.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).