Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 518.75 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Jamaica stood at 518.75. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 420.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Jamaica peaked at 518.75 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 4th of 137 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.5 | — |
| 1992 | 14.62 | +72.0% |
| 1993 | 17.8 | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 22.07 | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 26.03 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 30.07 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 34.17 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 38.34 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 42.57 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 46.84 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 51.16 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 55.53 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 59.94 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 63.79 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 67.21 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 70.22 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 72.99 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 75.62 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 78.27 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 81.07 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 84.24 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 84.7 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.25 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 93.55 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 99.68 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 106.77 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 114.96 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 124.39 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 134.41 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 149.35 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 179.21 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 224.49 | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 389.11 | +73.3% |
| 2024 | 448.98 | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 518.75 | +15.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 518.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.1, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 518.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125.71, 4.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +73.3% | 224.49 | 389.11 |
| 1992 | +72.0% | 8.5 | 14.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.02 | 8.5 | 42.57 | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.16 | 46.84 | 78.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.2 | 81.07 | 134.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.31 | 149.35 | 518.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Argentina 28,992 compare
- 1 Türkiye 2,745 compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 109.98 compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 272.04 compare
- 2 Suriname 1,125 compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 104.04 compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 152.76 compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 561.94 compare
- 4 Viet Nam 144.3 compare
- 5 Guyana 316.51 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 142.75 compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 294.44 compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 112.37 compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 97.98 compare
- 7 Ethiopia 291.24 compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Jamaica?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Jamaica was 518.75 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 518.75 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Jamaica ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 420.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, 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.