Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Sorghum — Producer Price was 533.6 USD in 2017. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — producer price in Malawi is 533.6 USD, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in Malawi peaked at 872.8 USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, 404.1 USD, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 15th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 468.9 USD | — |
| 1997 | 404.1 USD | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 727.6 USD | +80.1% |
| 1999 | 626.9 USD | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 500.6 USD | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 411.2 USD | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 519 USD | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 565.5 USD | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 507.8 USD | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 515.1 USD | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 536.7 USD | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 485.9 USD | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 548 USD | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 871.3 USD | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 872.8 USD | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 711.3 USD | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 661.4 USD | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 533 USD | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 630.5 USD | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 633.5 USD | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 555.6 USD | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 533.6 USD | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 556.88 USD | 404.1 USD | 727.6 USD | 4 |
| 2000s | 546.11 USD | 411.2 USD | 871.3 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 641.46 USD | 533 USD | 872.8 USD | 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)
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — producer price in Malawi?
- Sorghum — producer price in Malawi was 533.6 USD in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 872.8 USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.1 USD in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for sorghum — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Producer Price (USD/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.