Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Benin
Benin: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 195,167 LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — producer price in Benin stood at 195,167 LCU.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Benin peaked at 198,518 LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52,000 LCU, in 1994.
That places Benin 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Benin, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58,000 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 62,000 LCU | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 53,000 LCU | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 52,000 LCU | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 90,000 LCU | +73.1% |
| 1996 | 133,000 LCU | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 179,000 LCU | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 124,000 LCU | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 147,000 LCU | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 152,000 LCU | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 138,182 LCU | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 161,303 LCU | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 111,557 LCU | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 140,196 LCU | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 172,580 LCU | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 198,518 LCU | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 177,637 LCU | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 184,595 LCU | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 195,167 LCU | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,667 LCU | 52,000 LCU | 133,000 LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 179,000 LCU | 179,000 LCU | 179,000 LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 139,177 LCU | 111,557 LCU | 161,303 LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 185,699 LCU | 172,580 LCU | 198,518 LCU | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 526.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 873,178 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 7.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 7.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 450.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Benin?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Benin was 195,167 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 198,518 LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 LCU in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). 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.