Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Zambia
Zambia: Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index was 1,069 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price index in Zambia is 1,069, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 1,016.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price index in Zambia peaked at 1,069 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.69, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 3rd of 129 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.92 | — |
| 2006 | 61.91 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 59.67 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 100.35 | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 138.94 | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 62.2 | -55.2% |
| 2011 | 56.69 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 58.66 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 80.29 | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 89.81 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 95.79 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 114.4 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 83.11 | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 143.32 | +72.4% |
| 2019 | 241.97 | +68.8% |
| 2020 | 203.01 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 192.05 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 233.11 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 515.71 | +121.2% |
| 2024 | 792.55 | +53.7% |
| 2025 | 1,069 | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.16 | 59.67 | 138.94 | 5 |
| 2010s | 102.62 | 56.69 | 241.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500.97 | 192.05 | 1,069 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,898 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 31,945 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price index in Zambia?
- Maize (corn) — producer price index in Zambia was 1,069 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,069 in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.69 in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for maize (corn) — producer price index?
- Zambia ranks 3rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,016.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.