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

Latest (2018)
600 LCU
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
84th
of 108 countries
All-time high
584,000 LCU
in 2003
All-time low
600 LCU
in 2018
Years of data
16
1991–2018

Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1991200420181991: 2.5k LCU1992: 2.5k LCU1993: 2.0k LCU1994: 1.2k LCU1995: 1.2k LCU1996: 1.7k LCU1997: 2.5k LCU1998: 6.0k LCU2000: 6.5k LCU2001: 23.0k LCU2002: 30.5k LCU2003: 584.0k LCU2015: 615 LCU2016: 698 LCU2017: 675 LCU2018: 600 LCU

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

Annual values for Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2018.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +1814.8% 30,500 LCU 584,000 LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Tunisia 654 LCU compare
  2. 82 Finland 640 LCU compare
  3. 83 Belgium 627 LCU compare
  4. 85 Estonia 556 LCU compare
  5. 86 Ireland 500 LCU compare
  6. 87 Greece 488.1 LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
118 places, 2,930 data points, 1991–2025
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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.