Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Benin
Benin: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 180.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, maize (corn) — producer price index in Benin stood at 180.65. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Benin peaked at 180.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.92, in 1994.
That places Benin 33rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.72 | — |
| 1992 | 39.26 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 33.56 | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 32.92 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 56.99 | +73.1% |
| 1996 | 84.21 | +47.8% |
| 1997 | 84.65 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.79 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 92.3 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 95.26 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 97.78 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 99.96 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 101.93 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 103.74 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 105.45 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 107.1 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 108.7 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 110.27 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 113.34 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 78.51 | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 93.71 | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 86.17 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 88.77 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 105.25 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 93.71 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 101.04 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 102.13 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.17 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 88.77 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 105.25 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 134.69 | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 127.26 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 114.24 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 156.44 | +36.9% |
| 2025 | 180.65 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.04 | 32.92 | 92.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 104.35 | 95.26 | 113.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.42 | 78.51 | 105.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.42 | 105.25 | 180.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 30 Peru 194.48 compare
- 31 Jordan 187.66 compare
- 32 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 182.31 compare
- 34 Latvia 178.47 compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 174.97 compare
- 36 South Africa 173.77 compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 14.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,658 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 581.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 964,994 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,398 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Benin?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Benin was 180.65 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 180.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.92 in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — 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.