Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 403.56 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 403.56 for maize (corn) — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 300.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Jamaica peaked at 403.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 9th out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.38 | — |
| 1992 | 2.33 | +68.8% |
| 1993 | 2.49 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 3.82 | +53.4% |
| 1995 | 6.92 | +81.2% |
| 1996 | 7.09 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.26 | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 13 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 14.78 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 15.36 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.17 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 16.86 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 18.63 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 23.03 | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 22.49 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.53 | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 35.48 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 51.86 | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 53.2 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 64.66 | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 71.59 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 68.95 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 77.11 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 91.35 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 100.77 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 107.88 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 122.69 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 125.36 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 155.06 | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 182.24 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 241.62 | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 280.63 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 341.41 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 358 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 403.56 | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 | 1.38 | 14.78 | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.46 | 15.36 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.54 | 64.66 | 155.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 301.24 | 182.24 | 403.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 439,378 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 6,792 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 135.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Jamaica?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Jamaica was 403.56 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 403.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Jamaica ranks 9th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.