Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index was 188.73 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 188.73 for pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 192.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2000.
That places Malawi 4th out of 30 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.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.85 | — |
| 1997 | 2.08 | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | +99.2% |
| 2003 | 2.25 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.32 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.46 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.78 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 46.58 | +1575.5% |
| 2010 | 53.79 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 56.3 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 69.3 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 81.95 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 96.52 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 111.08 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 92.4 | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 103.08 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 111.63 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 135.15 | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 147.88 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 156.05 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 155.59 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 180.54 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 192.96 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 188.73 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.29 | 2.08 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.64 | 1.25 | 46.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.12 | 53.79 | 135.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.29 | 147.88 | 192.96 | 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)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 525.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 353,070 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Malawi?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Malawi was 188.73 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 192.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. 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 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.