Cotton seed — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Cotton seed — Producer Price Index was 134.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cotton seed — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, cotton seed — producer price index in Malawi stood at 134.86.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton seed — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 155.82 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.91, in 1996.
That places Malawi 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Cotton seed — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.91 | — |
| 1997 | 20.29 | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 22.13 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 36.89 | +66.7% |
| 2000 | 47.95 | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 82.68 | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 95.9 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 80.25 | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 81.01 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.61 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 89.49 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.53 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 100.44 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 141 | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 145.45 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 155.82 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 115.54 | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 100.59 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 104.33 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 107.31 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.36 | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 98.27 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 106.43 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 118.19 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 122.2 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 124.64 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 127.42 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 131.32 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 132.2 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 134.86 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.05 | 12.91 | 36.89 | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.59 | 47.95 | 141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.03 | 88.36 | 155.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.77 | 122.2 | 134.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 cotton seed — producer price index in Malawi?
- Cotton seed — producer price index in Malawi was 134.86 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton seed — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 155.82 in 2011.
- What is the lowest cotton seed — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.91 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for cotton seed — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cotton seed — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton seed — 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.