Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index was 114.79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Saudi Arabia stood at 114.79.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 148.51 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.94, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.26 | — |
| 1992 | 59.96 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.42 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 58.08 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 60.3 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 62.26 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 61.96 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.4 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 64.01 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 68.28 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 59.74 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 46.94 | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 51.21 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 60.14 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 70.24 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 82.74 | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 93.64 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 102.14 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 113.09 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 120.77 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 132.29 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 128.88 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 142.53 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 139.54 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.53 | -45.9% |
| 2016 | 84.92 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 95.16 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 79.37 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 121.62 | +53.2% |
| 2020 | 148.51 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 132.72 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 137.41 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 147.69 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 126.21 | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 114.79 | -9.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 114.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 156.51, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 114.79 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 155.02, 74% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.29 | 57.4 | 64.01 | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.82 | 46.94 | 113.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.06 | 75.53 | 142.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.55 | 114.79 | 148.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Saudi Arabia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index in Saudi Arabia was 114.79 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 148.51 in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.94 in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.