The annual inflation rate in Malawi edged down to 8.4 percent in August of 2021 from 8.7 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest inflation rate since February, amid a slowdown in prices of food (9.7 percent vs 10.3 percent in July), largely due to lower maize grain prices. At the same time, inflation remained steady for non-food products (at 7.2 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.9 percent, after a 0.1 percent uptick in the previous month. source: National Statistical Office of Malawi

Inflation Rate in Malawi averaged 13.97 percent from 2001 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 37.90 percent in February of 2013 and a record low of 6.30 percent in December of 2010. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malawi Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malawi Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2021.

Inflation Rate in Malawi is expected to be 8.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malawi Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 7.00 percent in 2022 and 7.30 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Malawi Inflation Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.40 8.70 37.90 6.30 2001 - 2021 percent Monthly
2017M2=100


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-06-17 03:00 PM May 8.9% 9.2%
2021-07-21 07:20 AM Jun 9.1% 8.9% 8.6%
2021-08-19 12:15 PM Jul 8.7% 9.1% 9.3%
2021-09-21 12:00 PM Aug 8.4% 8.7% 8.5%
2021-10-21 04:00 AM Sep 8.4%
2021-11-19 11:00 AM Oct
2021-12-14 02:00 PM Nov
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Malawi August Inflation Rate at 6-Month Low
The annual inflation rate in Malawi edged down to 8.4 percent in August of 2021 from 8.7 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest inflation rate since February, amid a slowdown in prices of food (9.7 percent vs 10.3 percent in July), largely due to lower maize grain prices. At the same time, inflation remained steady for non-food products (at 7.2 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.9 percent, after a 0.1 percent uptick in the previous month.
2021-09-21
Malawi July Inflation Rate at 5-Month Low
The annual inflation rate in Malawi dropped to 8.7 percent in July of 2021 from 9.1 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest inflation rate since February, amid a slight slowdown in prices of food (10.3 percent vs 11.1 percent in June). At the same time, inflation remained steady for non-food products (at 7.2 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.1 percent, after decreasing 0.2 percent in the previous month.
2021-08-20
Malawi May Inflation Rate Drops to 8.9%
The annual inflation rate in Malawi decelerated for the second straight month to 8.9 percent in May of 2021. Food prices advanced 11 percent from a year earlier, down slightly from an 11.5 percent jump in the previous month. Meanwhile, non-food inflation ticked higher (7.1 percent vs 7 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 1.7 percent, following a 5.1 percent decline in the previous month.
2021-06-17
Malawi March Inflation Rate at Near 1-Year High
The annual inflation rate in Malawi accelerated for the fourth consecutive month to 9.4 percent in March of 2021, reaching its highest level since April of last year. Food inflation peaked to an eight-month high of 11.7 percent from 10.3 percent in the previous month. At the same time, prices advanced faster for non-food inflation (6.9 percent vs 6.3 percent in February). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 1 percent, slowing from a 1.9 percent rise in the prior month.
2021-04-19

Malawi Inflation Rate
In Malawi, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods.