Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Egypt
Egypt: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index was 1,348 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Egypt is 1,348, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 1,248.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Egypt peaked at 1,535 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.79, in 1993.
That places Egypt 1st out of 113 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.77 | — |
| 1992 | 21.06 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 15.79 | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 38.94 | +146.6% |
| 1995 | 23.25 | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 23.74 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.53 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 26.72 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.85 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 21.56 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 22.15 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.65 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.85 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.29 | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 47.78 | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 59.8 | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 65.96 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 71.62 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 77.68 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 85.23 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 87.32 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 89.11 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.46 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 99.93 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 104.6 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 192.42 | +84.0% |
| 2018 | 195.7 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 671.52 | +243.1% |
| 2020 | 605.96 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 337.75 | -44.3% |
| 2022 | 351.85 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1,535 | +336.3% |
| 2024 | 1,438 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 1,348 | -6.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,348 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 183.97, 7.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,348 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 155.02, 8.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Egypt 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 | +336.3% | 351.85 | 1,535 |
| 2019 | +243.1% | 195.7 | 671.52 |
| 1994 | +146.6% | 15.79 | 38.94 |
| 2017 | +84.0% | 104.6 | 192.42 |
| 2006 | +62.5% | 29.4 | 47.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.07 | 15.79 | 38.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.51 | 21.56 | 71.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.9 | 77.68 | 671.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 936.12 | 337.75 | 1,535 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Türkiye 1,534 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 96.31 compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,199 compare
- 2 Tunisia 655.69 compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 525.9 compare
- 3 Viet Nam 377.65 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 244.11 compare
- 4 Ukraine 499.65 compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Egypt?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Egypt was 1,348 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,535 in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 in 1993.
- How does Egypt rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,248.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.