Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 431.3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, maize (corn) — producer price index in Sri Lanka stood at 431.3. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 342.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 431.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.08, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 8th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.08 | — |
| 1992 | 19.79 | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 19.2 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 19.6 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.07 | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 28.32 | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 36.99 | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 37.94 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 38.23 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 39.77 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 39.44 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.76 | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 52.61 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 57.27 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 55.41 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 54.25 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 66.53 | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 98.89 | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 95.47 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 93.27 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 104.82 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 94.91 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 84.76 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 92.31 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 97.42 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 110.27 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 124.27 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 120.41 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 127.95 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 166.9 | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 207.63 | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 389.17 | +87.4% |
| 2023 | 389.49 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 366.51 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 431.3 | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.69 | 15.08 | 38.23 | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.84 | 39.44 | 98.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.04 | 84.76 | 127.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 325.17 | 166.9 | 431.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 352,842 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8843 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 4,424 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 266.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.33 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 431.3 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 431.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.08 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.