Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 19,703 LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Nicaragua, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 19,703 LCU for maize (corn) — producer price in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 171.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Nicaragua peaked at 19,703 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 446 LCU, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 50th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 446 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 629 LCU | +41.0% |
| 1993 | 866 LCU | +37.7% |
| 1994 | 1,449 LCU | +67.3% |
| 1995 | 2,013 LCU | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 2,159 LCU | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 2,047 LCU | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 2,001 LCU | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,876 LCU | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 2,665 LCU | +42.1% |
| 2001 | 2,050 LCU | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 2,327 LCU | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 2,074 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,791 LCU | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 3,412 LCU | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 3,140 LCU | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 4,760 LCU | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 4,908 LCU | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7,447 LCU | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 6,152 LCU | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 6,661 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 6,257 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 7,251 LCU | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 10,870 LCU | +49.9% |
| 2019 | 10,465 LCU | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9,480 LCU | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 13,448 LCU | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 17,380 LCU | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 19,703 LCU | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,498 LCU | 446 LCU | 2,159 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,557 LCU | 2,050 LCU | 7,447 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,943 LCU | 6,152 LCU | 10,870 LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 15,003 LCU | 9,480 LCU | 19,703 LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 399.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,630 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 363.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,988 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 20.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Nicaragua?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Nicaragua was 19,703 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 19,703 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 446 LCU in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.