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Malawi - Consumer Price Index 1998

Name: Malawi Consumer Price Index 1998
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price index (2010 = 100) · World Bank

17.24 +3.95 from 1997 Global rank: 15th

Malawi's consumer price index was 17.24 in 1998, increased +3.95 from 13.29 in 1997. This was the 15th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Consumer Price Index by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Angola	0.20	107.3%
2nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.29	29.1%
3rd	Belarus	1.52	72.9%
4th	Türkiye	8.06	84.6%
5th	Serbia	8.11	30.2%
6th	Suriname	9.14	19.0%
7th	Myanmar	12.68	51.5%
8th	Ghana	13.06	14.6%
9th	Russian Federation	13.71	27.7%
10th	Zambia	14.91	24.5%
11th	Romania	15.06	59.1%
12th	Ecuador	15.31	36.1%
13th	Iraq	15.36	14.8%
14th	Lao PDR	17.09	91.0%
15th	Malawi	17.24	29.7%
16th	São Tomé and Principe	17.67	50.5%
17th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.64	17.9%
18th	Moldova	21.89	7.7%
19th	Ukraine	22.15	10.6%
20th	Nigeria	25.96	10.0%
21st	Dominican Republic	27.77	4.8%
22nd	Sudan	28.56	24.6%
23rd	Haiti	28.65	5.3%
24th	Jamaica	29.70	8.6%
25th	Kyrgyz Republic	30.12	10.5%
26th	Yemen, Republic of	30.13	6.0%
27th	Costa Rica	30.59	11.7%
28th	Madagascar	30.70	6.2%
29th	Burundi	32.60	12.5%
30th	Kenya	32.75	6.7%
31st	Sri Lanka	32.82	9.4%
32nd	Mongolia	34.68	9.4%
33rd	Indonesia	35.23	58.5%
34th	Kazakhstan	35.73	7.1%
35th	Botswana	37.63	6.7%
36th	Solomon Islands	38.27	12.4%
37th	Honduras	38.80	13.7%
38th	Uruguay	39.27	10.8%
39th	Papua New Guinea	39.82	13.6%
40th	Pakistan	39.94	6.2%
41st	Paraguay	40.65	11.6%
42nd	Seychelles	41.66	2.6%
43rd	Eswatini	42.28	8.1%
44th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	42.59	3.9%
45th	Tonga	42.94	3.3%
46th	Georgia	44.26	3.6%
47th	Tanzania	45.25	12.8%
48th	Rwanda	46.07	6.2%
49th	Guatemala	46.51	6.6%
50th	Brazil	46.80	3.2%
51st	Viet Nam	46.99	7.3%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	47.66	5.6%
53rd	Hungary	47.92	14.2%
54th	Colombia	48.07	18.7%
55th	Gambia, The	48.69	1.1%
56th	Uganda	49.10	0.1%
57th	Guyana	49.44	4.6%
58th	Mauritania	49.46	8.0%
59th	Bulgaria	49.58	18.7%
60th	Mexico	49.60	15.9%
61st	Bangladesh	49.71	8.4%
62nd	India	49.91	13.2%
63rd	Iceland	50.43	1.7%
64th	Nepal	50.63	11.2%
65th	Mauritius	51.07	6.8%
66th	Azerbaijan	52.47	-0.8%
67th	Slovak Republic	52.79	6.7%
68th	Equatorial Guinea	53.24	7.9%
69th	South Africa	54.14	6.9%
70th	Latvia	56.31	4.6%
71st	Bhutan	56.56	10.6%
72nd	Samoa	56.71	2.2%
73rd	Slovenia	57.55	7.9%
74th	Philippines	57.78	9.2%
75th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	58.61	7.7%
76th	Qatar	58.62	3.0%
77th	Cambodia	59.11	14.8%
78th	Estonia	61.85	8.2%
79th	West Bank and Gaza	62.09	5.6%
80th	Syrian Arab Republic	62.32	-0.8%
81st	Poland	64.58	11.6%
82nd	Barbados	64.68	-1.3%
83rd	Armenia	65.10	8.7%
84th	Jordan	66.39	3.1%
85th	Kuwait	66.70	0.1%
86th	Aruba	67.69	1.9%
87th	Fiji	68.05	5.7%
88th	Greece	68.20	4.8%
89th	St. Kitts and Nevis	68.30	3.4%
90th	Algeria	68.39	5.0%
91st	Chile	68.66	5.1%
92nd	El Salvador	69.44	2.5%
93rd	Croatia	69.67	6.4%
94th	Maldives	69.86	-1.4%
95th	Tunisia	69.98	3.1%
96th	Australia	70.16	0.9%
97th	Korea	70.92	7.5%
98th	Benin	71.13	5.8%
99th	Central African Republic	71.29	-1.9%
100th	Grenada	71.55	1.4%
101st	Spain	71.75	1.8%
102nd	Vanuatu	71.85	3.3%
103rd	St. Lucia	72.69	3.2%
104th	Côte d'Ivoire	72.86	4.6%
105th	Ireland	73.03	2.4%
106th	Lithuania	73.15	5.1%
107th	Togo	73.17	1.0%
108th	Cyprus	73.24	2.2%
109th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	73.24	2.1%
110th	Czechia	73.42	10.7%
111th	Congo, Republic of	73.47	14.2%
112th	Guinea-Bissau	73.69	8.0%
113th	Peru	73.74	7.2%
114th	Albania	73.81	20.6%
115th	Portugal	74.61	2.6%
116th	United States	74.76	1.6%
117th	New Zealand	75.12	1.3%
118th	Panama	75.25	0.6%
119th	Cameroon	75.26	3.2%
120th	Malta	75.40	2.4%
121st	Chad	75.58	4.3%
122nd	Thailand	75.92	8.0%
123rd	North Macedonia	75.92	0.5%
124th	Burkina Faso	75.96	5.1%
125th	Israel	76.06	5.5%
126th	Luxembourg	76.82	1.0%
127th	Malaysia	77.18	5.3%
128th	Cabo Verde	77.30	4.4%
129th	Italy	77.43	2.0%
130th	Denmark	77.44	1.8%
131st	Niger	77.58	4.5%
132nd	Norway	77.64	2.3%
133rd	Bahamas, The	77.77	1.3%
134th	Mali	77.86	4.0%
135th	Canada	78.36	1.0%
136th	Netherlands	78.37	2.0%
137th	Belgium	78.52	0.9%
138th	Saudi Arabia	78.61	-0.4%
139th	Dominica	78.79	1.0%
140th	United Kingdom	79.13	1.8%
141st	Antigua and Barbuda	79.57	-
142nd	Senegal	79.64	1.2%
143rd	Austria	80.25	0.9%
144th	Belize	80.54	2.2%
145th	Morocco	81.54	2.8%
146th	China	81.84	-0.8%
147th	France	82.55	0.7%
148th	Finland	82.58	1.4%
149th	Gabon	82.78	1.4%
150th	Germany	83.99	0.9%
151st	Singapore	84.03	-0.3%
152nd	Macao SAR, China	84.55	0.2%
153rd	Sweden	85.06	-0.3%
154th	Bahrain	85.13	-0.4%
155th	Switzerland	89.62	0.0%
156th	Brunei Darussalam	93.89	-0.4%
157th	Libya	99.13	3.7%
158th	Japan	103.72	0.7%
159th	Hong Kong SAR, China	103.72	2.9%

FAQ

What was Malawi's consumer price index in 1998?▾

Malawi's consumer price index in 1998 was 17.24. This ranked 15th globally.

How did Malawi's consumer price index change in 1998?▾

Malawi's consumer price index increased by 29.7% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest consumer price index in 1998?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest consumer price index in 1998 at 103.72.

What is the consumer price index of Malawi in 1998?▾

The consumer price index of Malawi in 1998 was 17.24. This ranked 15th globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Malawi's consumer price index?▾

Malawi's consumer price index went from 13.29 in 1997 to 17.24 in 1998, a 29.7% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Malawi matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1998. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 29.6%. View full analysis →

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