Wheat — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Wheat — Producer Price Index was 222.51 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 222.51 for wheat — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 167.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 222.51 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 18th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.91 | — |
| 1997 | 1.43 | +57.1% |
| 1998 | 1.55 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.59 | +67.1% |
| 2000 | 3.37 | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 5.81 | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 6.74 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 8.44 | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 10.59 | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 14.73 | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 18.71 | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 13.16 | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 31.87 | +142.2% |
| 2009 | 32.53 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.85 | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 21.01 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 37.65 | +79.2% |
| 2013 | 73.89 | +96.3% |
| 2014 | 66.38 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 83.17 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 150.45 | +80.9% |
| 2017 | 89.64 | -40.4% |
| 2018 | 97.07 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 148.45 | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 138.13 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 188.29 | +36.3% |
| 2022 | 186.65 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 185.99 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 204.71 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 222.51 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 | 0.91 | 2.59 | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.59 | 3.37 | 32.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.16 | 21.01 | 150.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187.71 | 138.13 | 222.51 | 6 |
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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 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 514.23 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 509.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — producer price index in Malawi?
- Wheat — producer price index in Malawi was 222.51 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 222.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest wheat — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for wheat — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wheat — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.5%. 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 Wheat — 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.