Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 2,810 LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2,810 LCU for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4,330 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,100 LCU, in 2002.
Saudi Arabia ranks 63rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,500 LCU | — |
| 2000 | 1,600 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1,400 LCU | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,100 LCU | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 1,200 LCU | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2,650 LCU | +120.8% |
| 2010 | 2,830 LCU | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3,100 LCU | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3,020 LCU | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,390 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 3,450 LCU | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,200 LCU | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3,180 LCU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,230 LCU | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 1,860 LCU | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1,710 LCU | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 3,480 LCU | +103.5% |
| 2021 | 3,110 LCU | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 3,260 LCU | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 4,330 LCU | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 3,340 LCU | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 2,810 LCU | -15.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2,810 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 820.85 LCU, 3.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2,810 LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,840 LCU, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +120.8% | 1,200 LCU | 2,650 LCU |
| 2020 | +103.5% | 1,710 LCU | 3,480 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 LCU | 1,500 LCU | 1,500 LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,590 LCU | 1,100 LCU | 2,650 LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,797 LCU | 1,710 LCU | 3,450 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,388 LCU | 2,810 LCU | 4,330 LCU | 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 in Saudi Arabia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Saudi Arabia was 2,810 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,330 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 LCU in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2025.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 (LCU/tonne). 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.