Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index was 138.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Malawi stood at 138.24.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 157.59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.62, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 37th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.62 | — |
| 1997 | 13.55 | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 14.78 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 24.63 | +66.6% |
| 2000 | 32.01 | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 55.2 | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 64.03 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 80.25 | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 81.01 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.61 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 89.49 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.53 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 100.44 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 141 | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 145.45 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 155.82 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 115.54 | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 100.59 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 104.33 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 107.31 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.36 | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 98.27 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 106.43 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 120.87 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 129.48 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 139.34 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 148.02 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 157.59 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 139.24 | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 138.24 | -0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 138.24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 114.03, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 138.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112.94, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +72.4% | 32.01 | 55.2 |
| 1999 | +66.6% | 14.78 | 24.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.39 | 8.62 | 24.63 | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.06 | 32.01 | 141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.3 | 88.36 | 155.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.99 | 129.48 | 157.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Malawi?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Malawi was 138.24 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 157.59 in 2023.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.