Inflation, GDP deflator in Malawi
Malawi: Inflation, GDP deflator was 30.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 30.4% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Malawi peaked at 112.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 10th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 15.9% | 8.9% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 10.7% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 4.1% | 112.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 6.2% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 6.2% | 30.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -282.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -161.55 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.16 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 600 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 25.84 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Malawi?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Malawi was 30.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 112.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.