Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in China, mainland

China, mainland: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 97.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
97.85
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
117th
of 129 countries
All-time high
142.38
in 2000
All-time low
18.01
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in China, mainland, 1991–2025

2550751001251501991200820251991: 181992: 19.51993: 23.41994: 35.41995: 49.91996: 901997: 73.71998: 64.91999: 50.72000: 142.42001: 542002: 50.72003: 74.12004: 65.82005: 64.92006: 84.22007: 61.62008: 63.52009: 69.52010: 77.52011: 87.12012: 101.32013: 126.92014: 113.72015: 112.82016: 73.52017: 104.92018: 110.32019: 118.22020: 121.22021: 116.52022: 106.72023: 112.62024: 105.82025: 97.8

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2025, maize (corn) — producer price index in China, mainland stood at 97.85.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in China, mainland peaked at 142.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.01, in 1991.

That places China, mainland 117th out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 18.01
1992 19.51 +8.3%
1993 23.41 +20.0%
1994 35.43 +51.3%
1995 49.92 +40.9%
1996 90.03 +80.3%
1997 73.7 -18.1%
1998 64.91 -11.9%
1999 50.67 -21.9%
2000 142.38 +181.0%
2001 54.02 -62.1%
2002 50.67 -6.2%
2003 74.12 +46.3%
2004 65.75 -11.3%
2005 64.91 -1.3%
2006 84.17 +29.7%
2007 61.58 -26.8%
2008 63.53 +3.2%
2009 69.51 +9.4%
2010 77.47 +11.5%
2011 87.06 +12.4%
2012 101.34 +16.4%
2013 126.88 +25.2%
2014 113.69 -10.4%
2015 112.77 -0.8%
2016 73.53 -34.8%
2017 104.93 +42.7%
2018 110.26 +5.1%
2019 118.2 +7.2%
2020 121.19 +2.5%
2021 116.52 -3.9%
2022 106.66 -8.5%
2023 112.57 +5.5%
2024 105.81 -6.0%
2025 97.85 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.29 18.01 90.03 9
2000s 73.06 50.67 142.38 10
2010s 102.61 73.53 126.88 10
2020s 110.1 97.85 121.19 6

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 114 Japan 104.15 compare
  2. 115 Central African Republic 103.93 compare
  3. 116 Belarus 102.21 compare
  4. 118 Albania 95.83 compare
  5. 119 Trinidad and Tobago 95.59 compare
  6. 120 Botswana 91.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — producer price index in China, mainland?
Maize (corn) — producer price index in China, mainland was 97.85 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 142.38 in 2000.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 18.01 in 1991.
How does China, mainland rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
China, mainland ranks 117th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
141 places, 4,586 data points, 1991–2025
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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.