Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 273.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 273.07 for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 187.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 273.07 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 9th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.55 | — |
| 1997 | 1.81 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 2.18 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 3.49 | +60.1% |
| 2000 | 4.52 | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 5.64 | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 5.92 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.81 | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 10.69 | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 13.36 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 15.27 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 18.16 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 24.31 | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 29.06 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 31.41 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 33.79 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 47.03 | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 68.87 | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 91.55 | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 95.14 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 113.31 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 126.02 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 136.47 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 153.56 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 169.32 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 180.88 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 200.49 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 225.74 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 249.41 | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 273.07 | +9.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 273.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 147.5, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 273.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 134.46, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 | 1.55 | 3.49 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.47 | 4.52 | 29.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.72 | 31.41 | 153.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.49 | 169.32 | 273.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 6 Kazakhstan 294.44 compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 112.37 compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 97.98 compare
- 7 Ethiopia 291.24 compare
- 8 Egypt 277.4 compare
- 10 Ukraine 263.48 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 260.57 compare
- 12 Latvia 226.7 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi was 273.07 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 273.07 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.0%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.