The average inflation rate in Malawi was forecast to decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 24.1 percentage points. This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2029. The inflation is estimated to amount to 6.48 percent in 2029. This indicator measures inflation based upon the year on year change in the average consumer price index. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services. The values shown here refer to the year-on-year change in this index measure, expressed in percent.
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Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029
(compared to the previous year)
Characteristic
Inflation rate compared to previous year
2029*
6.48%
2028*
6.47%
2027*
6.79%
2026*
8.6%
2025*
15.26%
2024*
30.62%
2023
28.8%
2022
20.84%
2021
9.34%
2020
8.64%
2019
9.38%
2018
9.21%
2017
11.54%
2016
21.73%
2015
21.86%
2014
23.77%
2013
28.28%
2012
21.3%
2011
7.62%
2010
7.41%
2009
8.42%
2008
8.72%
2007
7.94%
2006
13.92%
2005
15.47%
2004
11.42%
2003
9.58%
2002
14.74%
2001
22.7%
2000
29.6%
1999
44.76%
1998
29.78%
1997
9.14%
1996
37.73%
1995
83.15%
1994
34.66%
1993
22.77%
1992
23.24%
1991
8.23%
1990
11.86%
1989
12.45%
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IMF. (October 22, 2024). Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/
IMF. "Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029 (compared to the previous year)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/
IMF. (2024). Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029 (compared to the previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/
IMF. "Malawi: Inflation Rate from 1989 to 2029 (Compared to The Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/
IMF, Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Malawi: Inflation rate from 1989 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph], IMF, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/520536/inflation-rate-in-malawi/