CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Malawi
Malawi: CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change was 28.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Malawi, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 28.37 for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Malawi peaked at 32.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.62, in 2011.
That places Malawi 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.62 | — |
| 2012 | 21.27 | +179.1% |
| 2013 | 27.28 | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 23.79 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 21.87 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 21.71 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.54 | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 12.42 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 8.63 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.33 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 20.95 | +124.5% |
| 2023 | 28.79 | +37.4% |
| 2024 | 32.18 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 28.37 | -11.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 28.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.91, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 28.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.54, 8.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +179.1% | 7.62 | 21.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.43 | 7.62 | 27.28 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.38 | 8.63 | 32.18 | 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, percentage change from previous in Malawi?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Malawi was 28.37 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, percentage change from previous year (General - Individual consumption expenditure of households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the percentage change of the CPI between a period and the same period of the previous year. 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.