Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes — Producer Price Index was 572.39 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 572.39 for potatoes — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 760.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 572.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 1996.
That places Malawi 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.58 | — |
| 1997 | 2.49 | +57.6% |
| 1998 | 2.71 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 4.52 | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 5.88 | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 5.11 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 5.21 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.93 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.05 | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 7.66 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 11.06 | +44.4% |
| 2007 | 12.34 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 13.28 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 35.51 | +167.4% |
| 2010 | 36.47 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.62 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 50.56 | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 74.6 | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 104.35 | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 66.56 | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 129.09 | +93.9% |
| 2017 | 152.85 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 165.52 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 194.51 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 272.91 | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 276.86 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 334.37 | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 416.78 | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 494.59 | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 572.39 | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 | 1.58 | 4.52 | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.8 | 4.93 | 35.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.31 | 36.47 | 194.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 394.65 | 272.91 | 572.39 | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 195,176 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 30.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 31.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 624.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 32.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price index in Malawi?
- Potatoes — producer price index in Malawi was 572.39 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 572.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potatoes — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 760.0%. 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 Potatoes — 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.