Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 439.95 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ethiopia stood at 439.95. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 339.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ethiopia peaked at 439.95 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 2002.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.77 | — |
| 1994 | 8.41 | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 9.01 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 9.2 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.25 | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 7.86 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 6.94 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 7.08 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.12 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 5.43 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.42 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 6.69 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.68 | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 7.34 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 23.52 | +220.4% |
| 2008 | 26.87 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 37.19 | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 64.81 | +74.3% |
| 2011 | 81.77 | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 127.49 | +55.9% |
| 2013 | 118.33 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 109.16 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 100 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 90.84 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 211.67 | +133.0% |
| 2018 | 194.96 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 215.71 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 205.38 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 197.14 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 249.1 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 384.06 | +54.2% |
| 2024 | 397.66 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 439.95 | +10.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 439.95 is above the median for low income countries, which is 133.63, 3.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 439.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122.84, 3.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +220.4% | 7.34 | 23.52 |
| 2017 | +133.0% | 90.84 | 211.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.92 | 6.77 | 9.2 | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.43 | 5.43 | 37.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.47 | 64.81 | 215.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 312.21 | 197.14 | 439.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 3 Guyana 695.97 compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 733.76 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 167.99 compare
- 4 Suriname 687.76 compare
- 5 Malawi 681.1 compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 135.5 compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 69.49 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 367.44 compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 306.29 compare
- 9 Egypt 288.31 compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ethiopia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ethiopia was 439.95 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 439.95 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, 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.