Coarse Grain, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Coarse Grain, Total — Producer Price Index was 231.78 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Coarse Grain, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, coarse grain, total — producer price index in Malawi stood at 231.78. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 175.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coarse grain, total — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 231.78 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1996.
That places Malawi 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coarse Grain, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.9 | — |
| 1997 | 2.28 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 4.94 | +116.7% |
| 1999 | 5.86 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 4.94 | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 7.94 | +60.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7 | +85.1% |
| 2003 | 9.26 | -37.0% |
| 2004 | 11.41 | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 15.54 | +36.2% |
| 2006 | 19.02 | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 13.79 | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 31.4 | +127.7% |
| 2009 | 32.93 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 25.04 | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 22.12 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 38.68 | +74.9% |
| 2013 | 72.85 | +88.3% |
| 2014 | 67.75 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 84.25 | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 148 | +75.7% |
| 2017 | 93.29 | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 145.54 | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 147.39 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 155.64 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 154.03 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 186.49 | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 197.06 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 214.42 | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 231.78 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.75 | 1.9 | 5.86 | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.09 | 4.94 | 32.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.49 | 22.12 | 148 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.9 | 154.03 | 231.78 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 42,016 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 96.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 250.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 168,173 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coarse grain, total — producer price index in Malawi?
- Coarse grain, total — producer price index in Malawi was 231.78 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coarse grain, total — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 231.78 in 2025.
- What is the lowest coarse grain, total — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for coarse grain, total — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coarse grain, total — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coarse Grain, Total — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.