Cereals, primary — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals, primary — Producer Price Index was 338.28 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — producer price index in Sri Lanka is 338.28, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 237.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 338.28 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.13, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.13 | — |
| 1992 | 20.36 | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 20.7 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 20.2 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 19.98 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 25.61 | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 27.94 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 26.85 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 32.25 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 31.66 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.11 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.63 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 32.64 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 40.85 | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 41.42 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.28 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 46.81 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 81.99 | +75.2% |
| 2009 | 86.29 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 76.46 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 75.86 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.45 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 80.13 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 101.25 | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 100.22 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.52 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 124.24 | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 122.22 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 107.25 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 127.95 | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 156.77 | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 280.15 | +78.7% |
| 2023 | 245.81 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 295.92 | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 338.28 | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.56 | 18.13 | 32.25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.57 | 31.66 | 86.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.36 | 75.86 | 124.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.81 | 127.95 | 338.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 7 Egypt 510.35 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 120.67 compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 117.65 compare
- 8 Ghana 478.2 compare
- 9 Jamaica 402.83 compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 81.76 compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 319.07 compare
- 12 Bhutan 298.46 compare
- 13 Malawi 278.2 compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 22.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,483 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 22.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 89.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 446,273 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals, primary — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 338.28 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 338.28 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.13 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals, primary — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cereals, primary — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.