Price level index in Malawi
Malawi: Price level index was 35.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 35.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure for price level index in 2025.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Malawi peaked at 101.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2024.
That places Malawi 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 101.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 95.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 92.73 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 61.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -33.9% |
| 1995 | 62.51 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 83.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +33.5% |
| 1997 | 82.83 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 56 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 55.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 51.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 45.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 44.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 45.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 44.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 50.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 50.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 32.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 34.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 36.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 30.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 34.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 36.42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 37.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 37.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 33.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 33.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 35.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 55.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 101.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 43.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 54.33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.03 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 30.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 50.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 28.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 37.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 155 Kazakhstan 36.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 156 Uganda 36.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 157 Cameroon 35.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 159 Philippines 35.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 160 Lesotho 34.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 161 Kenya 34.79 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 101.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 68,036 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 45.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Malawi?
- Price level index in Malawi was 35.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 101.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for price level index?
- Malawi ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.