Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 206.39 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, maize (corn) — producer price index in Malawi stood at 206.39. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 206.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 1996.
That places Malawi 24th out of 129 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.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.82 | — |
| 1997 | 2.24 | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 4.87 | +117.4% |
| 1999 | 5.68 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 4.61 | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 7.82 | +69.6% |
| 2002 | 14.86 | +90.0% |
| 2003 | 8.69 | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9 | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 15.24 | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 18.71 | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 13.16 | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 31.87 | +142.2% |
| 2009 | 32.53 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.85 | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 21.01 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 37.65 | +79.2% |
| 2013 | 73.89 | +96.3% |
| 2014 | 66.38 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 83.17 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 150.45 | +80.9% |
| 2017 | 89.64 | -40.4% |
| 2018 | 143.3 | +59.9% |
| 2019 | 142.91 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 149.06 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 146.65 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 177.85 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 181.63 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 194.01 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 206.39 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 | 1.82 | 5.68 | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.84 | 4.61 | 32.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.22 | 21.01 | 150.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.93 | 146.65 | 206.39 | 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 542.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 364,284 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 28.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Malawi?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Malawi was 206.39 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 206.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — 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.