Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 478.84 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 478.84 for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 368.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 478.84 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.47, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.47 | — |
| 1992 | 3.98 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 4.24 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 4.84 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 6.33 | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 7.07 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 7.86 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.18 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.8 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 9.58 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 10.71 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 11.85 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 13.21 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 16.63 | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 22.07 | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 32.22 | +46.0% |
| 2009 | 36.75 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 43.82 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 61.65 | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 74.35 | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 86.18 | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 102.2 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 111.62 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 124.53 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 136.31 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 157.42 | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 179.2 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 193.35 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 259.92 | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 361.83 | +39.2% |
| 2024 | 420.33 | +16.2% |
| 2025 | 478.84 | +13.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 478.84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 190.81, 2.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 478.84 is above the median for South Asia, which is 141.83, 3.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 | 3.47 | 7.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 17 | 8.18 | 36.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.79 | 39.8 | 157.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 315.58 | 179.2 | 478.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Egypt 1,338 compare
- 1 Türkiye 897.18 compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 304.11 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 336.2 compare
- 3 Viet Nam 238.84 compare
- 4 Philippines 220.65 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 205.12 compare
- 5 Bulgaria 207.39 compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 133.31 compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 478.84 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 478.84 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 368.5%. 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 Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.