Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index was 109.56 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 109.56 for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Costa Rica peaked at 146.18 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 1992.
Costa Rica ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.41 | — |
| 1992 | 20.5 | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 20.56 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 25.03 | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 32.19 | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 36.43 | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 21.52 | -40.9% |
| 1998 | 21.93 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.37 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 24.62 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 27.88 | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 28.94 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 32.17 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 36.05 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 45.53 | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 49.78 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 54.07 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 77.15 | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 130.44 | +69.1% |
| 2010 | 89.08 | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 102.13 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 97.54 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 104.49 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 86.13 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 107.77 | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 106.09 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 102.13 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 113.21 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 144.7 | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 135.73 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 118.78 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 123.63 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 146.18 | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 121.51 | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 109.56 | -9.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 109.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.49, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 109.56 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132.32, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1 | 20.5 | 36.43 | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.66 | 24.62 | 130.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.33 | 86.13 | 144.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.9 | 109.56 | 146.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 23 Sierra Leone 113.09 compare
- 24 Cameroon 110.74 compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 110.07 compare
- 27 Nicaragua 105.27 compare
- 28 Guinea 104.92 compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 97.42 compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Costa Rica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Costa Rica was 109.56 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 146.18 in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.