Average inflation measured by CPI fell 0.746% to 9.31% in Malawi in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Malawi reached an all time high of 83.1% in 1995 and an all time low of 7.41% in 2010. When compared to Malawi's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Mozambique amounted to 3.63%, 3.34% in South Africa, 3.56% in Tanzania and 14.5% in Zambia in 2020.
Malawi has been ranked 24th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Angola | % | 25.8% | 21.7% | 11.8% | 9.90% | 7.90% | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | % | 6.69% | 11.2% | 5.82% | 4.58% | 4.58% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 8.99% | 8.44% | 9.80% | 5.62% | 5.92% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 6.11% | 7.38% | 6.64% | 5.13% | 5.07% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 6.05% | 8.12% | 6.19% | 5.50% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 9.34% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 12.6% | 8.74% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 5.69% | 11.3% | 8.59% | 8.16% | 6.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 3.62% | 6.40% | 4.95% | 4.48% | 4.48% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 4.56% | 6.74% | 5.14% | 4.73% | 4.53% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 3.72% | 4.87% | 4.22% | 4.44% | 4.37% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 3.69% | 3.96% | 5.33% | 4.47% | 3.95% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 2.21% | 6.44% | 6.40% | 5.71% | 4.99% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 22.0% | 12.5% | 9.55% | 7.65% | 7.15% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 98.5% | 285% | 205% | 36.1% | 19.9% |