Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index was 454.72 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Malawi stood at 454.72. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 381.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Malawi peaked at 454.72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1996.
That places Malawi 7th out of 132 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.59 | — |
| 1997 | 1.85 | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 2.22 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 3.56 | +60.4% |
| 2000 | 4.61 | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 5.76 | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 6.04 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.97 | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 10.92 | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 13.64 | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 15.59 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 18.54 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 24.82 | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 29.67 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 32.07 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 34.5 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 48.02 | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 70.31 | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 100.45 | +42.9% |
| 2015 | 94.49 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 105.06 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 146.43 | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 158.57 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 190.33 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 220 | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 242.48 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 277.47 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 338.71 | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 396.72 | +17.1% |
| 2025 | 454.72 | +14.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 454.72 is above the median for low income countries, which is 145.45, 3.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 454.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 121.29, 3.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 | 1.59 | 3.56 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.76 | 4.61 | 29.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.02 | 32.07 | 190.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.68 | 220 | 454.72 | 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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Malawi?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Malawi was 454.72 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 454.72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 132 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.2%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.