Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 165.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, maize (corn) — producer price index in Nigeria stood at 165.08. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Nigeria peaked at 165.08 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.86, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 44th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.86 | — |
| 1992 | 8.08 | +66.3% |
| 1993 | 10.93 | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 8.18 | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 21.22 | +159.4% |
| 1996 | 25.73 | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 34.07 | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 38.53 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 28.12 | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 34.14 | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 55.64 | +63.0% |
| 2002 | 67.67 | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 55.71 | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 65.33 | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 91.84 | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 82.64 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 77.37 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 120.83 | +56.2% |
| 2009 | 37.07 | -69.3% |
| 2010 | 73.34 | +97.8% |
| 2011 | 77.27 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 80.55 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 81.67 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.36 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 99.42 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 106.22 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 111.57 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 118.01 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 121.93 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 129.26 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 127.29 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 143.63 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 152.12 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 158.12 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 165.08 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.97 | 4.86 | 38.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.82 | 34.14 | 120.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.43 | 73.34 | 121.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.92 | 127.29 | 165.08 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9765 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 18.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.82 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Nigeria?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Nigeria was 165.08 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 165.08 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.