Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Bananas — Producer Price was 9,244 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — producer price in South Africa is 9,244 LCU, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — producer price in South Africa peaked at 11,357 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 941 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 36th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 941 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,207 LCU | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 1,281 LCU | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1,296 LCU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,489 LCU | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 1,478 LCU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,477 LCU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,376 LCU | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1,205 LCU | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1,377 LCU | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 1,381 LCU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,686 LCU | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 1,909 LCU | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 2,375 LCU | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 2,215 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2,503 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 2,653 LCU | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2,798 LCU | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,297 LCU | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 4,539 LCU | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 4,884 LCU | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 5,097 LCU | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,883 LCU | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 6,515 LCU | +67.8% |
| 2015 | 5,815 LCU | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 7,728 LCU | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 6,464 LCU | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 6,640 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7,619 LCU | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 8,015 LCU | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8,963 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 7,359 LCU | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 11,357 LCU | +54.3% |
| 2024 | 11,037 LCU | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 9,244 LCU | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,306 LCU | 941 LCU | 1,489 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,219 LCU | 1,377 LCU | 3,297 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,918 LCU | 3,883 LCU | 7,728 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,329 LCU | 7,359 LCU | 11,357 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Thailand 11,562 LCU compare
- 34 Mozambique 11,470 LCU compare
- 35 Suriname 9,830 LCU compare
- 37 China, mainland 7,210 LCU compare
- 38 Morocco 6,514 LCU compare
- 39 China, Hong Kong SAR 6,360 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — producer price in South Africa?
- Bananas — producer price in South Africa was 9,244 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,357 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest bananas — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 941 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for bananas — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bananas — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.