Malawi Forecast

Markets	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Currency	1733.67	1734	1734	1734	1734

Overview	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Currency	1733.67	1734	1734	1734	1734
Inflation Rate (%)	20.00	23	25	22	19
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	297.10	335	366	348	354
Food Inflation (%)	13.40	18	20	22	24
Interest Rate (%)	24.00	24	22	22	20
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.70	2.3
GDP (USD Billion)	14.92	15.26
GDP per Capita (USD)	548.16	561
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	1623.02	1660
GDP Constant Prices (MWK Million)	7874943.90	8056068
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.10	5.2
Population (Million)	22.22	22.8
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-13.40	-15.2
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	87.70	92.5
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-11.90	-9

Prices	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Inflation Rate (%)	20.00	23	25	22	19
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	297.10	335	366	348	354
Food Inflation (%)	13.40	18	20	22	24

Money	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Interest Rate (%)	24.00	24	22	22	20

GDP	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.70	2.3
GDP (USD Billion)	14.92	15.26
GDP per Capita (USD)	548.16	561
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	1623.02	1660
GDP Constant Prices (MWK Million)	7874943.90	8056068

Labour	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.10	5.2
Population (Million)	22.22	22.8

Trade	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-13.40	-15.2

Government	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	87.70	92.5
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-11.90	-9

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