Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ecuador
Ecuador: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 118.3 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ecuador, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 118.3 LCU for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2022.
The figure is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ecuador peaked at 567,000 LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 47 LCU, in 2004.
That places Ecuador 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40,680 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 52,340 LCU | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 87,860 LCU | +67.9% |
| 1994 | 125,070 LCU | +42.4% |
| 1995 | 160,000 LCU | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 225,000 LCU | +40.6% |
| 1997 | 274,000 LCU | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 332,000 LCU | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 567,000 LCU | +70.8% |
| 2000 | 60 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 60 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 LCU | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 55 LCU | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 47 LCU | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 58 LCU | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 88.6 LCU | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 89.1 LCU | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 110 LCU | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 130 LCU | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 180 LCU | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 250 LCU | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 266 LCU | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 191 LCU | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 163 LCU | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 171 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 179 LCU | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 375.7 LCU | +109.9% |
| 2018 | 286.7 LCU | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 254 LCU | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 176.6 LCU | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 225.4 LCU | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 118.3 LCU | -47.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 118.3 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 LCU, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 118.3 LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 LCU, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207,106 LCU | 40,680 LCU | 567,000 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.77 LCU | 47 LCU | 130 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.64 LCU | 163 LCU | 375.7 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.43 LCU | 118.3 LCU | 225.4 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ecuador?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ecuador was 118.3 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 567,000 LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 LCU in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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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.