Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price was 4,681 SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4,681 SLC for cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4,750 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,900 SLC, in 1999.
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,900 SLC | — |
| 2000 | 2,300 SLC | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 SLC | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 2,300 SLC | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 SLC | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 3,350 SLC | +67.5% |
| 2010 | 3,340 SLC | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,580 SLC | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4,060 SLC | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 4,150 SLC | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,220 SLC | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,020 SLC | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 2,910 SLC | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,990 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,160 SLC | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 4,340 SLC | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 4,340 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,460 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4,750 SLC | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 4,681 SLC | -1.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 4,681 SLC is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,120 SLC, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 4,681 SLC is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,648 SLC, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +67.5% | 2,000 SLC | 3,350 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,900 SLC | 1,900 SLC | 1,900 SLC | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,390 SLC | 2,000 SLC | 3,350 SLC | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,577 SLC | 2,910 SLC | 4,340 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,558 SLC | 4,340 SLC | 4,750 SLC | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 28 Tajikistan 6,000 SLC compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 5,965 SLC compare
- 30 Grenada 4,956 SLC compare
- 32 China, mainland 4,385 SLC compare
- 33 Morocco 3,939 SLC compare
- 34 Romania 3,870 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia was 4,681 SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,750 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 SLC in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cantaloupes and other melons — producer price?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — producer price rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.