Consumer price inflation — all countries

Consumer price inflation — Malawi

Consumer price inflation in Malawi in 2025 — 28.37%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 165. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 16.56 pp.

2025 28.37% −3.81 pp vs 2024
World rank 161of 165
Period maximum 83.33%1995
Period minimum 7.41%2010

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % per year

Consumer price inflation — Malawi, 1981–2025025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 11.81%1982: 9.82%1983: 13.5%1984: 20.03%1985: 10.52%1986: 14.05%1987: 25.16%1988: 33.91%1989: 12.45%1990: 11.82%1991: 12.62%1992: 23.75%1993: 22.77%1994: 34.65%1995: 83.33%1996: 37.6%1997: 9.14%1998: 29.75%1999: 44.8%2000: 29.58%2001: 22.7%2002: 14.74%2003: 9.58%2004: 11.43%2005: 15.41%2006: 13.97%2007: 7.95%2008: 8.71%2009: 8.42%2010: 7.41%2011: 7.62%2012: 21.27%2013: 27.28%2014: 23.79%2015: 21.87%2016: 21.71%2017: 11.54%2018: 12.42%2019: 9.37%2020: 8.63%2021: 9.33%2022: 20.95%2023: 28.79%2024: 32.18%2025: 28.37%
Change over the period: +16.56 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 28.37%
World 3.04%
Eastern Africa computed 9.53%
Low-income countries computed 8.79%
Consumer price inflation — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.37 −3.81 pp
2024 32.18 +3.39 pp
2023 28.79 +7.84 pp
2022 20.95 +11.62 pp
2021 9.33 +0.7 pp
2020 8.63 −0.75 pp
2019 9.37 −3.05 pp
2018 12.42 +0.88 pp
2017 11.54 −10.17 pp
2016 21.71 −0.16 pp
2015 21.87 −1.92 pp
2014 23.79 −3.49 pp
2013 27.28 +6.01 pp
2012 21.27 +13.65 pp
2011 7.62 +0.21 pp
2010 7.41 −1.01 pp
2009 8.42 −0.29 pp
2008 8.71 +0.76 pp
2007 7.95 −6.02 pp
2006 13.97 −1.44 pp
2005 15.41 +3.98 pp
2004 11.43 +1.85 pp
2003 9.58 −5.17 pp
2002 14.74 −7.96 pp
2001 22.7 −6.88 pp
2000 29.58 −15.22 pp
1999 44.8 +15.06 pp
1998 29.75 +20.61 pp
1997 9.14 −28.46 pp
1996 37.6 −45.72 pp
1995 83.33 +48.68 pp
1994 34.65 +11.88 pp
1993 22.77 −0.98 pp
1992 23.75 +11.14 pp
1991 12.62 +0.79 pp
1990 11.82 −0.62 pp
1989 12.45 −21.47 pp
1988 33.91 +8.76 pp
1987 25.16 +11.11 pp
1986 14.05 +3.53 pp
1985 10.52 −9.51 pp
1984 20.03 +6.52 pp
1983 13.5 +3.68 pp
1982 9.82 −1.99 pp
1981 11.81

About the indicator

The annual growth rate of the consumer price index — the cost of a fixed or periodically updated basket of goods and services for households. Negative values mean deflation. The composition of the basket and its weights are set by national statistical offices, so the figures are comparable in order of magnitude but not identical in method.

Important: In countries with hyperinflation the indicator can run into hundreds and thousands of percent, which is worth keeping in mind when reading charts.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.