Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 600 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2018, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Zimbabwe stood at 600 LCU. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 584,000 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 600 LCU, in 2018.
That places Zimbabwe 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,500 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 2,500 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 LCU | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 1,200 LCU | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 1,200 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,660 LCU | +38.3% |
| 1997 | 2,500 LCU | +50.6% |
| 1998 | 6,000 LCU | +140.0% |
| 2000 | 6,500 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 23,000 LCU | +253.8% |
| 2002 | 30,500 LCU | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 584,000 LCU | +1814.8% |
| 2015 | 615 LCU | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 698 LCU | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 675 LCU | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 600 LCU | -11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 600 LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,667 LCU, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 600 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77,000 LCU, 1% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1814.8% | 30,500 LCU | 584,000 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,445 LCU | 1,200 LCU | 6,000 LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 161,000 LCU | 6,500 LCU | 584,000 LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 647 LCU | 600 LCU | 698 LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 131.30 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 465.43 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 319.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Zimbabwe was 600 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 584,000 LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 LCU in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.