Bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bananas — Producer Price was 145,416 LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 145,416 LCU for bananas — producer price in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 163.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 145,416 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,046 LCU, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 16th out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,046 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 8,818 LCU | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 11,000 LCU | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 17,000 LCU | +54.5% |
| 1995 | 20,070 LCU | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 17,813 LCU | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 17,680 LCU | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 17,932 LCU | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19,630 LCU | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 21,582 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 21,582 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,150 LCU | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 23,544 LCU | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 22,683 LCU | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 21,483 LCU | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 27,753 LCU | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 36,871 LCU | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 39,600 LCU | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 44,000 LCU | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 44,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55,115 LCU | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 55,115 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55,115 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80,000 LCU | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 88,000 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 88,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 110,000 LCU | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 145,416 LCU | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 145,416 LCU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,221 LCU | 7,046 LCU | 20,070 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 28,125 LCU | 21,483 LCU | 44,000 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,534 LCU | 44,000 LCU | 88,000 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,208 LCU | 88,000 LCU | 145,416 LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 397.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 5.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — producer price in Jamaica?
- Bananas — producer price in Jamaica was 145,416 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 145,416 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest bananas — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,046 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for bananas — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 16th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.