Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Egypt
Egypt: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 15,455 SLC in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Egypt, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 15,455 SLC for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 336.3% on the previous year and up 1,623.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Egypt peaked at 15,455 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 159 SLC, in 1993.
Egypt ranks 44th 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 199 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 212 SLC | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 159 SLC | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 392 SLC | +146.5% |
| 1995 | 234 SLC | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 239 SLC | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 257 SLC | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 269 SLC | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 220 SLC | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 217 SLC | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 223 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 228 SLC | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 230 SLC | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 315 SLC | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 296 SLC | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 481 SLC | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 602 SLC | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 664 SLC | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 721 SLC | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 782 SLC | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 858 SLC | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 879 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 897 SLC | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 961 SLC | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,006 SLC | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,053 SLC | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,937 SLC | +84.0% |
| 2018 | 1,970 SLC | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,760 SLC | +243.1% |
| 2020 | 6,100 SLC | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 3,400 SLC | -44.3% |
| 2022 | 3,542 SLC | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15,455 SLC | +336.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 15,455 SLC is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,452 SLC, 49% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 15,455 SLC is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,461 SLC, 4.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +336.3% | 3,542 SLC | 15,455 SLC |
| 2019 | +243.1% | 1,970 SLC | 6,760 SLC |
| 1994 | +146.5% | 159 SLC | 392 SLC |
| 2017 | +84.0% | 1,053 SLC | 1,937 SLC |
| 2006 | +62.5% | 296 SLC | 481 SLC |
| 2021 | -44.3% | 6,100 SLC | 3,400 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242.33 SLC | 159 SLC | 392 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 397.7 SLC | 217 SLC | 721 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,710 SLC | 782 SLC | 6,760 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,124 SLC | 3,400 SLC | 15,455 SLC | 4 |
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 15,455 SLC in 2023, 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 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 SLC in 1993.
- How does Egypt rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,623.0%. 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 (SLC/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.