Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa beans — Producer Price was 2,741 SLC in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana is 2,741 SLC, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 688.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana peaked at 2,741 SLC in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.4 SLC, in 1991.
That places Ghana 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ghana, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.4 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 25.1 SLC | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 25.8 SLC | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 30.8 SLC | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 70 SLC | +127.3% |
| 1996 | 95 SLC | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 120 SLC | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 180 SLC | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 225 SLC | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 225 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 347.5 SLC | +54.4% |
| 2002 | 620 SLC | +78.4% |
| 2003 | 878.9 SLC | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 900 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 900 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 915 SLC | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 915 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,200 SLC | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 1,632 SLC | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 2,400 SLC | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 2,741 SLC | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.23 SLC | 22.4 SLC | 225 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 853.34 SLC | 225 SLC | 1,632 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,570 SLC | 2,400 SLC | 2,741 SLC | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 El Salvador 3,387 SLC
- 27 Belize 3,307 SLC compare
- 28 Suriname 3,000 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 329.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 4,134 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 244.78 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 649.98 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 37.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana?
- Cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana was 2,741 SLC in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,741 SLC in 2011.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 SLC in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for cocoa beans — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cocoa beans — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 688.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Producer Price (SLC/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.