Cost of food in Malawi increased 12.50 percent in September of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Malawi averaged 21.74 percent from 1990 until 2026, 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 18.00 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.