GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Malawi
Malawi: GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 319.65 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Malawi is 319.65 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 292.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Malawi peaked at 319.65 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0853 SLC, in 1970.
That places Malawi 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1146 SLC | 0.0853 SLC | 0.1465 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3347 SLC | 0.1618 SLC | 0.6556 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 SLC | 0.6597 SLC | 8.74 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.07 SLC | 11.41 SLC | 35.31 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.73 SLC | 39.6 SLC | 152.7 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.84 SLC | 162.2 SLC | 319.65 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Cook Islands 117.66 SLC compare
- 14 Yemen 364.47 SLC compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 358.85 SLC compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 346.24 SLC compare
- 18 Montserrat 95.84 SLC compare
- 18 Zambia 281.84 SLC compare
- 19 Cuba 260.72 SLC compare
- 20 Pakistan 252.41 SLC 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0004 (2023)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2,278 (2023)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,698 (2023)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0006 (2023)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 548.16 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Malawi?
- Gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Malawi was 319.65 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 319.65 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0853 SLC in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp deflator — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.4%. 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 GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Deflators database provides the following selection of price deflator series by country and at regional level: Gross Domestic Product deflator, Gross Fixed Capital Formation deflator, Manufacturing Value-Added deflator, and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery Valued-Added deflator. In the FAOSTAT Deflators database, all series are derived from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Analysis of Main Aggregates database (UNSD AMA). In particular, the implicit Gross Domestic Product deflator, the implicit Gross Fixed Capital Formation deflator, the implicit value added deflator of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and the implicit value added deflator of Manufacturing are obtained by dividing the series in current prices by those in constant 2015 prices (base year).