IDA total vs Malawi: Inflation, GDP deflator
IDA total
4.3%
in 2025
Malawi
30.4%
in 2025
IDA total rank
12th
Malawi rank
10th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- IDA total
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.4% against 4.3% in IDA total, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 7.1 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
IDA total ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 15.9% | 7.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 29.9% | 21.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 24.9% | 18.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 15.6% | 11.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 19.3% | 13.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, IDA total or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 30.4% against 4.3% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between IDA total and Malawi?
- 26.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Malawi rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- IDA total ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.