Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index was 447.58 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 447.58 for roots and tubers, total — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 388.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 447.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 8th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.73 | — |
| 1997 | 2.46 | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 3.13 | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 4.44 | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 5.61 | +26.4% |
| 2001 | 5.51 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.53 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 6.44 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.15 | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 12.61 | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 16.1 | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 19.47 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 20.59 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 29.78 | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.54 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 40.24 | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 59.72 | +48.4% |
| 2014 | 83.54 | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 91.7 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 124.76 | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 132.23 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 156.55 | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 184.63 | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 221.63 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 243.57 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 278.29 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 340.95 | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 394.78 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 447.58 | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 | 1.73 | 4.44 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.08 | 5.51 | 29.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.41 | 29.2 | 184.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.13 | 221.63 | 447.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 5 Argentina 587.83 compare
- 5 Viet Nam 187.17 compare
- 6 Guyana 568.9 compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 180.39 compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 144.23 compare
- 7 Myanmar 450.68 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 140.25 compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94.42 compare
- 9 Honduras 406.13 compare
- 10 Jamaica 372.96 compare
- 11 France 348.23 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 roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Malawi?
- Roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Malawi was 447.58 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 447.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is roots and tubers, total — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 388.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.