Malawi Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Dashboard

December 2022

The annual year on year inflation rate for 2022 stands at 21.0 percent compared to 9.3 percent registered in 2021.

The year on year inflation rate for December 2022 stands at 25.4 percent, a decline from the 25.8 percent recorded in November 2022. Food and Non-Food Inflation rates are at 31.3 and 18.6 percent, respectively.

The national month to month Inflation rate for December 2022 stands at 2.6 percent. Food inflation rate is at 3.4 percent while Non-Food Inflation rate is at 1.6 percent.

The urban month to month inflation rate is at 3.0 percent with Food and Non-Food inflation rates at 4.8 and 1.3 percent, respectively. The rural month to month inflation rate is at 2.4 percent. Rural Food and Non-food inflation rates stand at 2.8 and 1.7 percent, respectively.

Please see attached press release on the 2021 rebased series.

Consumer Price Indices: Press release 2021 Rebased Series

Consumer Price Indices: Time Series - Month to month

Consumer Price Indices: December 2022 - Stats Flash

National Statistical Office Publications