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Malawi
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

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.

Global rank#161out of 165 countries
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Historical trend

83.364.345.426.47.4198120032025Malawi · 2025: 28.37%Malawi

Analytical takeaways

  • Malawi records 28.37% for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in 2025, ranking #161 globally out of 165 countries.
  • Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) increased from 11.81% in 1981 to 28.37% in 2025, a gain of 16.56%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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