Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 101,724 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2017, maize (corn) — producer price in Malawi stood at 101,724 LCU.
The figure is down 58.4% on the previous year and up 435.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Malawi peaked at 244,306 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,620 LCU, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 34th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,620 LCU | — |
| 1997 | 3,230 LCU | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 7,030 LCU | +117.6% |
| 1999 | 8,200 LCU | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 6,660 LCU | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 11,290 LCU | +69.5% |
| 2002 | 21,450 LCU | +90.0% |
| 2003 | 12,540 LCU | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 15,730 LCU | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 22,000 LCU | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 27,000 LCU | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 19,000 LCU | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 46,000 LCU | +142.1% |
| 2009 | 46,955 LCU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 34,424 LCU | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 30,319 LCU | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 54,346 LCU | +79.2% |
| 2013 | 126,104 LCU | +132.0% |
| 2014 | 76,487 LCU | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 150,317 LCU | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 244,306 LCU | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 101,724 LCU | -58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,270 LCU | 2,620 LCU | 8,200 LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 22,862 LCU | 6,660 LCU | 46,955 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,253 LCU | 30,319 LCU | 244,306 LCU | 8 |
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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 in Malawi?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Malawi was 101,724 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 244,306 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,620 LCU in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 435.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). 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.