Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index was 217.51 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua, 1991–2023
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 Nicaragua is 217.51, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 162.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Nicaragua peaked at 217.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 22nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.69 | — |
| 1992 | 3.97 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 5.36 | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 6.28 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 10.31 | +64.2% |
| 1996 | 7.41 | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 15.28 | +106.2% |
| 1998 | 13.03 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 18 | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 13.5 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 24.88 | +84.3% |
| 2002 | 13.54 | -45.6% |
| 2003 | 7.81 | -42.3% |
| 2004 | 27.21 | +248.4% |
| 2005 | 32.61 | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 37.85 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 43.42 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 49.55 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 55.37 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 63.75 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 70.19 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 76.7 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 82.93 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 92.26 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 98.54 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 109.2 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 115.8 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 71.87 | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 204.35 | +184.3% |
| 2020 | 160.04 | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 182.9 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 179.6 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 217.51 | +21.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 217.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 183.97, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 217.51 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 129.5, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +248.4% | 7.81 | 27.21 |
| 2019 | +184.3% | 71.87 | 204.35 |
| 1997 | +106.2% | 7.41 | 15.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.26 | 3.69 | 18 | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.57 | 7.81 | 55.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.56 | 63.75 | 204.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.01 | 160.04 | 217.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Nicaragua?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Nicaragua was 217.51 in 2023, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 217.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index?
- Nicaragua ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.