Bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bananas — Producer Price was 169,903 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — producer price in Costa Rica stood at 169,903 LCU.
The figure is up 517.8% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 267,144 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,000 LCU, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21,447 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 33,101 LCU | +54.3% |
| 1993 | 39,733 LCU | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 43,924 LCU | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 57,228 LCU | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 62,317 LCU | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 69,826 LCU | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 78,588 LCU | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 85,373 LCU | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 86,007 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 91,238 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 103,103 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 115,899 LCU | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 127,185 LCU | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 158,373 LCU | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 165,182 LCU | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 189,353 LCU | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 226,796 LCU | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 204,130 LCU | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 208,459 LCU | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 213,161 LCU | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 211,767 LCU | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 228,196 LCU | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 245,447 LCU | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 246,784 LCU | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 254,755 LCU | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 267,144 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 262,360 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 266,468 LCU | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 19,000 LCU | -92.9% |
| 2023 | 27,500 LCU | +44.7% |
| 2024 | 169,903 LCU | +517.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,615 LCU | 21,447 LCU | 85,373 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 140,348 LCU | 86,007 LCU | 226,796 LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 234,220 LCU | 204,130 LCU | 267,144 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,718 LCU | 19,000 LCU | 266,468 LCU | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Bananas — producer price in Costa Rica was 169,903 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 267,144 LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest bananas — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 LCU in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bananas — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.