Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 5,640 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ethiopia, 1994–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5,640 LCU for maize (corn) — producer price in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Ethiopia peaked at 5,640 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 570 LCU, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 75th of 128 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,250 LCU | — |
| 1995 | 950 LCU | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 710 LCU | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 760 LCU | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 910 LCU | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 970 LCU | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 980 LCU | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 670 LCU | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 570 LCU | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 1,088 LCU | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 1,015 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1,253 LCU | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 1,200 LCU | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2,410 LCU | +100.8% |
| 2008 | 3,360 LCU | +39.4% |
| 2010 | 1,750 LCU | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 2,080 LCU | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 4,200 LCU | +101.9% |
| 2013 | 4,290 LCU | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,820 LCU | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 3,920 LCU | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 3,960 LCU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,810 LCU | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 5,640 LCU | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 925 LCU | 710 LCU | 1,250 LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 1,394 LCU | 570 LCU | 3,360 LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,941 LCU | 1,750 LCU | 5,640 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 8,303 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 16.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -16.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9619 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 897.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 27.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 114.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 107,170 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 9.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Ethiopia?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Ethiopia was 5,640 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,640 LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 570 LCU in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.