Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 3,756 SLC in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2022, maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana stood at 3,756 SLC. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 55.6% on the previous year and up 478.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3,756 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.9 SLC, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 80th of 127 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.9 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 8.4 SLC | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 9.4 SLC | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 13.9 SLC | +47.9% |
| 1995 | 25.8 SLC | +85.6% |
| 1996 | 32.8 SLC | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 64.3 SLC | +96.0% |
| 1998 | 59.3 SLC | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 45.2 SLC | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 93.7 SLC | +107.3% |
| 2001 | 150.2 SLC | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 134.2 SLC | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 149.7 SLC | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 211.9 SLC | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 332.5 SLC | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 233.3 SLC | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 271.1 SLC | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 468.7 SLC | +72.9% |
| 2009 | 538.7 SLC | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 487.7 SLC | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 649 SLC | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 1,479 SLC | +127.9% |
| 2017 | 1,109 SLC | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 1,300 SLC | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 1,054 SLC | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 1,641 SLC | +55.7% |
| 2021 | 2,414 SLC | +47.1% |
| 2022 | 3,756 SLC | +55.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.56 SLC | 6.9 SLC | 64.3 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 258.4 SLC | 93.7 SLC | 538.7 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,013 SLC | 487.7 SLC | 1,479 SLC | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,603 SLC | 1,641 SLC | 3,756 SLC | 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)
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Ghana was 3,756 SLC 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 3,756 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 SLC in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 478.7%. 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 (SLC/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.