Consumer Price Index · 1313.2 (2025)
Latest CPI
1313.2
2025
Earliest CPI
0.5
1980
Change (1980–2025)
+1312.7
+278385.2%
How CPI erosion in Malawi compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Malawi
46 years of data (1980–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1313.2 | +290.2 (+28.4%) |
| 2024 | 1023.0 | +249.1 (+32.2%) |
| 2023 | 773.9 | +173.0 (+28.8%) |
| 2022 | 600.9 | +104.1 (+21.0%) |
| 2021 | 496.8 | +42.4 (+9.3%) |
| 2020 | 454.4 | +36.1 (+8.6%) |
| 2019 | 418.3 | +35.8 (+9.4%) |
| 2018 | 382.5 | +42.3 (+12.4%) |
| 2017 | 340.2 | +35.2 (+11.5%) |
| 2016 | 305.0 | +54.4 (+21.7%) |
| 2015 | 250.6 | +45.0 (+21.9%) |
| 2014 | 205.6 | +39.5 (+23.8%) |
| 2013 | 166.1 | +35.6 (+27.3%) |
| 2012 | 130.5 | +22.9 (+21.3%) |
| 2011 | 107.6 | +7.6 (+7.6%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +6.9 (+7.4%) |
| 2009 | 93.1 | +7.2 (+8.4%) |
| 2008 | 85.9 | +6.9 (+8.7%) |
| 2007 | 79.0 | +5.8 (+8.0%) |
| 2006 | 73.2 | +9.0 (+14.0%) |
| 2005 | 64.2 | +8.6 (+15.4%) |
| 2004 | 55.6 | +5.7 (+11.4%) |
| 2003 | 49.9 | +4.4 (+9.6%) |
| 2002 | 45.6 | +5.9 (+14.7%) |
| 2001 | 39.7 | +7.3 (+22.7%) |
| 2000 | 32.4 | +7.4 (+29.6%) |
| 1999 | 25.0 | +7.7 (+44.8%) |
| 1998 | 17.2 | +4.0 (+29.7%) |
| 1997 | 13.3 | +1.1 (+9.1%) |
| 1996 | 12.2 | +3.3 (+37.6%) |
| 1995 | 8.9 | +4.0 (+83.3%) |
| 1994 | 4.8 | +1.2 (+34.6%) |
| 1993 | 3.6 | +0.7 (+22.8%) |
| 1992 | 2.9 | +0.6 (+23.8%) |
| 1991 | 2.4 | +0.3 (+12.6%) |
| 1990 | 2.1 | +0.2 (+11.8%) |
| 1989 | 1.9 | +0.2 (+12.4%) |
| 1988 | 1.7 | +0.4 (+33.9%) |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +0.3 (+25.2%) |
| 1986 | 1.0 | +0.1 (+14.0%) |
| 1985 | 0.9 | +0.1 (+10.5%) |
| 1984 | 0.8 | +0.1 (+20.0%) |
| 1983 | 0.7 | +0.1 (+13.5%) |
| 1982 | 0.6 | +0.1 (+9.8%) |
| 1981 | 0.5 | +0.1 (+11.8%) |
| 1980 | 0.5 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Malawi tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1980, the CPI has moved from 0.5 to 1313.2, representing a cumulative change of +278385.2%.
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