Livestock — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Livestock — Producer Price Index was 339.91 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Livestock — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 339.91 for livestock — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 339.91 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 7th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Livestock — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.71 | — |
| 1997 | 2.12 | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 4.04 | +61.6% |
| 2000 | 5.23 | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 7.08 | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 7.65 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 9.94 | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 13.61 | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 17 | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 19.4 | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 23.07 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 30.9 | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 36.93 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 38.59 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 41.93 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 70.64 | +68.5% |
| 2013 | 81.13 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 101.97 | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 113.23 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 136.58 | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 147.9 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 172 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 191.78 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 206.41 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 236.92 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 274.83 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 307.37 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 339.91 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 | 1.71 | 4.04 | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.08 | 5.23 | 36.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.88 | 38.59 | 172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.54 | 191.78 | 339.91 | 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 livestock — producer price index in Malawi?
- Livestock — producer price index in Malawi was 339.91 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 339.91 in 2025.
- What is the lowest livestock — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for livestock — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is livestock — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. 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 Livestock — 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.