Cost of food in Malawi increased 26.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Malawi averaged 21.84 percent from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 113.00 percent in July of 1995 and a record low of 2.00 percent in September of 2003. source: National Statistical Office of Malawi

Food Inflation in Malawi is expected to be 25.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malawi Food Inflation is projected to trend around 24.00 percent in 2027 and 18.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 272.30 264.40 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 222.60 216.90 points Nov 2025
CPI Transportation 216.10 213.30 points Nov 2025
Food Inflation 26.50 30.10 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 26.00 27.90 percent Dec 2025


Malawi Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
26.50 30.10 113.00 2.00 1990 - 2025 percent Monthly
2012=100