Rice — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Rice — Producer Price was 631,753 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 631,753 LCU for rice — producer price in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 572.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — producer price in Malawi peaked at 752,359 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14,050 LCU, in 1997.
That places Malawi 16th out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14,839 LCU | — |
| 1997 | 14,050 LCU | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 22,657 LCU | +61.3% |
| 1999 | 32,075 LCU | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 35,393 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 45,689 LCU | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 49,720 LCU | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 46,068 LCU | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 63,527 LCU | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 85,000 LCU | +33.8% |
| 2006 | 102,000 LCU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 94,000 LCU | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 150,000 LCU | +59.6% |
| 2009 | 170,656 LCU | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 163,874 LCU | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 163,874 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 281,859 LCU | +72.0% |
| 2013 | 372,465 LCU | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 397,926 LCU | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 493,883 LCU | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 752,359 LCU | +52.3% |
| 2017 | 631,753 LCU | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,905 LCU | 14,050 LCU | 32,075 LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 84,205 LCU | 35,393 LCU | 170,656 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 407,249 LCU | 163,874 LCU | 752,359 LCU | 8 |
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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 (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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 326.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 46.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 572,135 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — producer price in Malawi?
- Rice — producer price in Malawi was 631,753 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 752,359 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,050 LCU in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for rice — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is rice — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 572.1%. 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 Rice — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). 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.