Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Malawi
Malawi: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 was 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Malawi is 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 428.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Malawi peaked at 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 593.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 16th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 593.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 673.01 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 769.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 869.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 967.85 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1,225 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 1,677 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 2,354 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +40.4% |
| 2025 | 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 678.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 593.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 769.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,706 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 869.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 13 Uganda 5,002 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 14 Myanmar 4,910 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 15 Sudan 4,234 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 17 Argentina 3,080 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 18 Chile 2,666 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 19 Iraq 2,275 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Malawi?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Malawi was 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 593.54 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.9%. 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 Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.