Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 163,333 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Sri Lanka stood at 163,333 LCU.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 360,000 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,490 LCU, in 1992.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31,660 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 22,490 LCU | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 23,720 LCU | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 28,600 LCU | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 25,120 LCU | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 30,460 LCU | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 29,980 LCU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 38,410 LCU | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 34,360 LCU | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 36,030 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 39,080 LCU | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 34,100 LCU | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 32,370 LCU | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 34,630 LCU | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 38,590 LCU | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 46,300 LCU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 48,400 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 65,750 LCU | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 73,730 LCU | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 124,666 LCU | +69.1% |
| 2011 | 92,500 LCU | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 103,888 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 159,053 LCU | +53.1% |
| 2014 | 95,025 LCU | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 108,496 LCU | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 95,529 LCU | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 299,039 LCU | +213.0% |
| 2018 | 104,394 LCU | -65.1% |
| 2019 | 313,529 LCU | +200.3% |
| 2020 | 150,000 LCU | -52.2% |
| 2021 | 195,550 LCU | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 232,857 LCU | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 360,000 LCU | +54.6% |
| 2024 | 185,000 LCU | -48.6% |
| 2025 | 163,333 LCU | -11.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 163,333 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,258 LCU, 4.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Sri Lanka 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 | +213.0% | 95,529 LCU | 299,039 LCU |
| 2019 | +200.3% | 104,394 LCU | 313,529 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,422 LCU | 22,490 LCU | 38,410 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 44,898 LCU | 32,370 LCU | 73,730 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,612 LCU | 92,500 LCU | 313,529 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,457 LCU | 150,000 LCU | 360,000 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Sri Lanka was 163,333 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 360,000 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,490 LCU in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2025.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.