Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index was 105.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Nicaragua stood at 105.27.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Nicaragua peaked at 107.69 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.53, in 1992.
Nicaragua ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.58 | — |
| 1992 | 12.53 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 15.33 | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 20.73 | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 24.9 | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 30.28 | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 33.26 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 42.95 | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 41.82 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 45.05 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 56.17 | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 58.95 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 70.06 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 79.71 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 85.2 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 90.35 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 95.16 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 99.64 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 103.8 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 107.69 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 95.47 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 97.15 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 98.62 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.05 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 101.33 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 102.42 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 103.37 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 104.19 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 104.91 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 105.55 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 106.94 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 105.27 | -1.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 105.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119.89, 88% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 105.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132.32, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.15 | 12.53 | 42.95 | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.42 | 45.05 | 99.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.41 | 95.47 | 107.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.67 | 104.91 | 106.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 24 Cameroon 110.74 compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 110.07 compare
- 26 Costa Rica 109.56 compare
- 28 Guinea 104.92 compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 97.42 compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 93.02 compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Nicaragua?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index in Nicaragua was 105.27 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 107.69 in 2011.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 in 1992.
- How does Nicaragua rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index?
- Nicaragua ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.