Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 142,574 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 142,574 LCU for maize (corn) — producer price in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 241.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 170,385 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,600 LCU, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,600 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 7,350 LCU | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 7,130 LCU | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 7,280 LCU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9,310 LCU | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 10,520 LCU | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 13,740 LCU | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 14,090 LCU | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 14,200 LCU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14,770 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 14,650 LCU | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 18,110 LCU | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 19,540 LCU | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 21,270 LCU | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 20,580 LCU | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 20,150 LCU | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 24,710 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 36,730 LCU | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 35,460 LCU | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 37,194 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 41,100 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 38,875 LCU | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 34,600 LCU | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 37,998 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 41,708 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 37,083 LCU | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 46,000 LCU | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 49,615 LCU | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 50,714 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 81,615 LCU | +60.9% |
| 2021 | 91,956 LCU | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 170,385 LCU | +85.3% |
| 2023 | 123,118 LCU | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 146,500 LCU | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 142,574 LCU | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,913 LCU | 5,600 LCU | 14,200 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 22,597 LCU | 14,650 LCU | 36,730 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,489 LCU | 34,600 LCU | 50,714 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,025 LCU | 81,615 LCU | 170,385 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5463 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,733 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 164.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 822,398 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Sri Lanka was 142,574 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 170,385 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,600 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.