Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index was 169.66 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 169.66 for pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 169.66 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.68, in 1993.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.47 | — |
| 1992 | 3.96 | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 3.68 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 5.14 | +39.7% |
| 1995 | 8.64 | +68.1% |
| 1996 | 8.75 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.3 | +52.0% |
| 1998 | 20.82 | +56.5% |
| 1999 | 23.72 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 24.76 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 19.75 | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 15.08 | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 11.87 | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 12.21 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.56 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.23 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 24.44 | +84.7% |
| 2008 | 28.55 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 26.37 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 27.97 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 54.14 | +93.6% |
| 2012 | 70.47 | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 63.19 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 91.53 | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 97.74 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 110.73 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 78.76 | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 52.92 | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 47.11 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 47.13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62 | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 138.27 | +123.0% |
| 2023 | 141 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 154.53 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 169.66 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.39 | 3.68 | 23.72 | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.78 | 11.56 | 28.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.46 | 27.97 | 110.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.77 | 47.13 | 169.66 | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,427 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 312.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.56 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 169.66 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 169.66 in 2025.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. 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 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.