Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Egypt
Egypt: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 10,422 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Egypt, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Egypt is 10,422 LCU, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and up 984.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Egypt peaked at 15,455 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 159 LCU, in 1993.
Egypt ranks 49th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 199 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 212 LCU | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 159 LCU | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 392 LCU | +146.5% |
| 1995 | 234 LCU | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 239 LCU | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 257 LCU | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 269 LCU | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 220 LCU | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 217 LCU | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 223 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 228 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 230 LCU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 315 LCU | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 296 LCU | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 481 LCU | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 602 LCU | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 664 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 721 LCU | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 782 LCU | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 858 LCU | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 879 LCU | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 897 LCU | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 961 LCU | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,006 LCU | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,053 LCU | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 5,350 LCU | +408.1% |
| 2018 | 1,970 LCU | -63.2% |
| 2019 | 6,760 LCU | +243.1% |
| 2020 | 5,210 LCU | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 3,400 LCU | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 3,542 LCU | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15,455 LCU | +336.3% |
| 2024 | 10,422 LCU | -32.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 10,422 LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,667 LCU, 34% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 10,422 LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,840 LCU, 3.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +408.1% | 1,053 LCU | 5,350 LCU |
| 2023 | +336.3% | 3,542 LCU | 15,455 LCU |
| 2019 | +243.1% | 1,970 LCU | 6,760 LCU |
| 1994 | +146.5% | 159 LCU | 392 LCU |
| 2018 | -63.2% | 5,350 LCU | 1,970 LCU |
| 2006 | +62.5% | 296 LCU | 481 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242.33 LCU | 159 LCU | 392 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 397.7 LCU | 217 LCU | 721 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,052 LCU | 782 LCU | 6,760 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,606 LCU | 3,400 LCU | 15,455 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 in Egypt?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Egypt was 10,422 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15,455 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 LCU in 1993.
- How does Egypt rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 984.5%. 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 (LCU/tonne). 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.