Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 4,349 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana is 4,349 LCU, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 80.2% on the previous year and up 385.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3.32 million LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 468.7 LCU, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 81st 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69,480 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 83,530 LCU | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 93,733 LCU | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 139,390 LCU | +48.7% |
| 1995 | 258,190 LCU | +85.2% |
| 1996 | 328,140 LCU | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 643,260 LCU | +96.0% |
| 1998 | 593,090 LCU | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 451,530 LCU | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 936,630 LCU | +107.4% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million LCU | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million LCU | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million LCU | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million LCU | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 3.32 million LCU | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 2.33 million LCU | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million LCU | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 468.7 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 538.7 LCU | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 487.7 LCU | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 805 LCU | +65.1% |
| 2012 | 896 LCU | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1,449 LCU | +61.7% |
| 2016 | 1,489 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,109 LCU | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 1,632 LCU | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 982 LCU | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 769 LCU | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 2,414 LCU | +213.9% |
| 2022 | 4,349 LCU | +80.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 295,594 LCU | 69,480 LCU | 643,260 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million LCU | 468.7 LCU | 3.32 million LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,106 LCU | 487.7 LCU | 1,632 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,511 LCU | 769 LCU | 4,349 LCU | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,606 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 14.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 37.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,042 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 21.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 38,201 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana was 4,349 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 million LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.7 LCU in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 385.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.