Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index was 192.76 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Ghana stood at 192.76.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Ghana peaked at 200.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1991.
That places Ghana 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.25 | — |
| 1992 | 0.33 | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 0.85 | +157.6% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | +92.7% |
| 1996 | 0.35 | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 6.11 | +1645.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7 | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 5.73 | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 13.07 | +128.1% |
| 2001 | 21.08 | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 15.95 | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 17.94 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 22.94 | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 23.94 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 26.96 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 40.11 | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 38.61 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 46.75 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 61.99 | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 61.76 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.24 | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 81.97 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 91.31 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 101.01 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 107.68 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 127.33 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 137.36 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 147.9 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 157.17 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 164.29 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 169.55 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 177.07 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 200.28 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 192.76 | -3.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 192.76 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119.89, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 192.76 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.5, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1645.7% | 0.35 | 6.11 |
| 1993 | +157.6% | 0.33 | 0.85 |
| 2000 | +128.1% | 5.73 | 13.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.72 | 0.25 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.74 | 13.07 | 46.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.16 | 61.76 | 147.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.85 | 157.17 | 200.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Ghana?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Ghana was 192.76 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 200.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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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.