Merchandise export price index in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise export price index was 81.83 1987 = 100 in 2009. ▼ Falling
Merchandise export price index in Malawi, 1987–2009
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in 1987 = 100.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 81.83 1987 = 100 for merchandise export price index in 2009.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise export price index in Malawi peaked at 110.75 1987 = 100 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 72.11 1987 = 100, in 2002.
That places Malawi 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.4 1987 = 100 | 77.96 1987 = 100 | 93.93 1987 = 100 | 3 |
| 1990s | 93.25 1987 = 100 | 80.52 1987 = 100 | 110.75 1987 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.99 1987 = 100 | 72.11 1987 = 100 | 86.46 1987 = 100 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 95.68 1987 = 100 compare
- 45 Central African Republic 87.56 1987 = 100 compare
- 46 Guinea 82.87 1987 = 100 compare
- 48 Burundi 80.87 1987 = 100 compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 48.37 1987 = 100 compare
- 50 Sudan 1.17 1987 = 100 compare
More trade data for Malawi
- Net long-term borrowing -1.20 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 17.88 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Food imports excluding fish 274.41 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 442.79 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 135.60 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 199,076 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.26 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 10.25 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 26,085 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 935.42 million current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise export price index in Malawi?
- Merchandise export price index in Malawi was 81.83 1987 = 100 in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise export price index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 110.75 1987 = 100 in 1991.
- What is the lowest merchandise export price index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.11 1987 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise export price index?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2009.
- Is merchandise export price index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This item is a price index measuring changes in the aggregate price level of a country's merchandise exports f.o.b. over time.