Malawi - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Malawi was 8.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.33 in 1995 and a minimum value of 7.41 in 2010.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1981 11.81
1982 9.82
1983 13.50
1984 20.03
1985 10.52
1986 14.05
1987 25.16
1988 33.91
1989 12.45
1990 11.82
1991 12.62
1992 23.75
1993 22.77
1994 34.65
1995 83.33
1996 37.60
1997 9.14
1998 29.75
1999 44.80
2000 29.58
2001 22.70
2002 14.74
2003 9.58
2004 11.43
2005 15.41
2006 13.97
2007 7.95
2008 8.71
2009 8.42
2010 7.41
2011 7.62
2012 21.27
2013 27.28
2014 23.79
2015 21.87
2016 21.71
2017 11.54
2018 12.42
2019 9.37
2020 8.63

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Malawi was 10.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112.69 in 2002 and a minimum value of -2.08 in 1967.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 -0.47
1962 4.20
1963 5.67
1964 -0.59
1965 3.71
1966 0.21
1967 -2.08
1968 6.60
1969 2.40
1970 8.78
1971 7.90
1972 0.92
1973 9.31
1974 18.30
1975 8.19
1976 10.04
1977 13.38
1978 0.22
1979 3.42
1980 15.79
1981 16.41
1982 9.66
1983 11.23
1984 12.77
1985 8.93
1986 13.51
1987 16.72
1988 31.09
1989 22.51
1990 10.66
1991 10.69
1992 13.28
1993 28.17
1994 26.17
1995 77.22
1996 52.35
1997 20.83
1998 19.55
1999 39.69
2000 30.53
2001 25.62
2002 112.69
2003 10.35
2004 14.85
2005 10.74
2006 19.97
2007 4.10
2008 11.96
2009 7.90
2010 12.13
2011 14.08
2012 17.66
2013 27.30
2014 20.88
2015 20.53
2016 19.54
2017 60.99
2018 6.13
2019 7.73
2020 10.20

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Malawi was 10.20 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 77.22 in 1995 and 4.10 in 2007.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 10.66
1991 15.50
1992 13.28
1993 28.17
1994 26.17
1995 77.22
1996 52.35
1997 20.83
1998 19.55
1999 39.69
2000 30.53
2001 25.62
2002 62.16
2003 10.35
2004 14.85
2005 10.74
2006 19.97
2007 4.10
2008 11.96
2009 7.90
2010 12.13
2011 14.08
2012 17.66
2013 27.30
2014 20.88
2015 20.53
2016 19.54
2017 13.46
2018 6.13
2019 7.73
2020 10.20

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices