Agriculture — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture — Producer Price Index was 385.24 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — producer price index in Malawi is 385.24, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 317.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 385.24 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 8th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.82 | — |
| 1997 | 2.41 | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 3.29 | +36.5% |
| 1999 | 4.52 | +37.4% |
| 2000 | 5.59 | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 7.17 | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 8.8 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 9.38 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 11.14 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 14.77 | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 18.04 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 20.24 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 24.85 | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 32.11 | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 31 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 32.94 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 43.43 | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 62.66 | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 80.23 | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 92.27 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 127.51 | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 126.19 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 149.56 | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 172.15 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 198.49 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 216.08 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 248.24 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 298.25 | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 342.22 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 385.24 | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 | 1.82 | 4.52 | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.21 | 5.59 | 32.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.79 | 31 | 172.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.42 | 198.49 | 385.24 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — producer price index in Malawi?
- Agriculture — producer price index in Malawi was 385.24 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 385.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 317.5%. 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 Agriculture — 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.