Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Barbados

Barbados: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 3,693 LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3,693 LCU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
4,034 LCU
in 2011
All-time low
2,200 LCU
in 2001
Years of data
14
2000–2016

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Barbados, 2000–2016

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000200820162000: 2.3k LCU2001: 2.2k LCU2002: 2.3k LCU2003: 3.9k LCU2004: 2.4k LCU2005: 2.5k LCU2006: 3.2k LCU2010: 2.8k LCU2011: 4.0k LCU2012: 3.5k LCU2013: 3.7k LCU2014: 3.6k LCU2015: 3.7k LCU2016: 3.7k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Barbados is 3,693 LCU, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Barbados peaked at 4,034 LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,200 LCU, in 2001.

That places Barbados 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Barbados, 2000 to 2016.
Year LCU Change
2000 2,340 LCU
2001 2,200 LCU -6.0%
2002 2,320 LCU +5.5%
2003 3,880 LCU +67.2%
2004 2,400 LCU -38.1%
2005 2,490 LCU +3.8%
2006 3,200 LCU +28.5%
2010 2,844 LCU -11.1%
2011 4,034 LCU +41.9%
2012 3,549 LCU -12.0%
2013 3,748 LCU +5.6%
2014 3,639 LCU -2.9%
2015 3,682 LCU +1.2%
2016 3,693 LCU +0.3%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 3,693 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,882 LCU, 63% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 3,693 LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 LCU, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Barbados 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +67.2% 2,320 LCU 3,880 LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,690 LCU 2,200 LCU 3,880 LCU 7
2010s 3,599 LCU 2,844 LCU 4,034 LCU 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 19 Nicaragua 5,422 LCU
  2. 20 Honduras 4,530 LCU compare
  3. 21 Cuba 3,696 LCU compare
  4. 23 El Salvador 2,916 LCU compare
  5. 24 Mexico 2,618 LCU compare
  6. 25 Saint Lucia 1,860 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Barbados?
Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Barbados was 3,693 LCU in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 4,034 LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 2,200 LCU in 2001.
How does Barbados rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
Barbados ranks 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2016.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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 (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
36 places, 655 data points, 1991–2024
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