Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 681.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 681.1 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 566.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 681.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.65, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 5th of 128 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.65 | — |
| 1997 | 3.07 | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 3.71 | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 6.1 | +64.4% |
| 2000 | 7.79 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 9.91 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 10.15 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.47 | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 18.29 | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 45.5 | +148.8% |
| 2006 | 20.36 | -55.3% |
| 2007 | 24.17 | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 27.47 | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 42.69 | +55.4% |
| 2010 | 40.95 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 33.12 | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 33.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.64 | +152.5% |
| 2014 | 91.39 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 102.27 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 106.34 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 148.2 | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 160.49 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 190.55 | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 239.4 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 233.54 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 381.26 | +63.3% |
| 2023 | 491.74 | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 584.12 | +18.8% |
| 2025 | 681.1 | +16.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 681.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 133.63, 5.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 681.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122.84, 5.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +152.5% | 33.12 | 83.64 |
| 2005 | +148.8% | 18.29 | 45.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 | 2.65 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.98 | 7.79 | 45.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.01 | 33.12 | 190.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.19 | 233.54 | 681.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 2 Azerbaijan 726.4 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 111.57 compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,636 compare
- 3 Guyana 695.97 compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 733.76 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 167.99 compare
- 4 Suriname 687.76 compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 135.5 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 439.95 compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 69.49 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 367.44 compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 306.29 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Malawi was 681.1 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 681.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 566.0%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.