CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malawi
Malawi: CPI: National consumer price index, country weights was 53.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malawi, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 53.65 for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malawi peaked at 53.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.21, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 10th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.24 | — |
| 2014 | 50.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.21 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 45.21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.25 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.65 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 53.65 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.65 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.65 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 53.65 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.98, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 53.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.29, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.89 | 45.21 | 50.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.85 | 45.25 | 53.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malawi?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malawi was 53.65 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 53.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.21 in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The weights are meant to reflect the relative importance of the goods and services as measured by their shares in the total consumption of households. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.