Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index was 206.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Jamaica stood at 206.08.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Jamaica peaked at 233.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.96, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.96 | — |
| 1992 | 6.64 | +67.7% |
| 1993 | 13.26 | +99.7% |
| 1994 | 7.23 | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 13.91 | +92.4% |
| 1996 | 18.21 | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 24.13 | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 29.23 | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 26.05 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 27.76 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 33.35 | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 36.15 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 33.95 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 38.81 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 70.27 | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 57.57 | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 72.82 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 94.25 | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 99.51 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 94.75 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 89.2 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 86.83 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 156.79 | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 95.94 | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 105.51 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 98.56 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 115.55 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 120.92 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 116.62 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 135.28 | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 149.44 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 150.08 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 233.5 | +55.6% |
| 2024 | 208.46 | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 206.08 | -1.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 206.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 165.58, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 206.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132.32, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.85 | 3.96 | 29.23 | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.44 | 27.76 | 99.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.07 | 86.83 | 156.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.47 | 135.28 | 233.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 118.87 compare
- 1 Suriname 708.01 compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 149.46 compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 144.92 compare
- 2 Malawi 463.4 compare
- 3 Guyana 240.84 compare
- 5 Colombia 205.4 compare
- 6 Rwanda 205.09 compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 199.05 compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Jamaica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Jamaica was 206.08 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 233.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index?
- Jamaica ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.