Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 1,355 LCU in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2016
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 Ghana is 1,355 LCU, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ghana peaked at 4.29 million LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 413 LCU, in 2008.
That places Ghana 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2016, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26,811 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 35,490 LCU | +32.4% |
| 1993 | 91,358 LCU | +157.4% |
| 1994 | 116,400 LCU | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 224,333 LCU | +92.7% |
| 1996 | 36,930 LCU | -83.5% |
| 1997 | 653,800 LCU | +1670.4% |
| 1998 | 823,900 LCU | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 612,400 LCU | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million LCU | +128.2% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million LCU | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million LCU | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million LCU | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 2.45 million LCU | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million LCU | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.88 million LCU | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 4.29 million LCU | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 413 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 500 LCU | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 663 LCU | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 595 LCU | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 576 LCU | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,084 LCU | +88.2% |
| 2016 | 1,355 LCU | +25.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,355 LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,000 LCU, 1% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,355 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 229,000 LCU, 1% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price 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 | +1670.4% | 36,930 LCU | 653,800 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 291,269 LCU | 26,811 LCU | 823,900 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million LCU | 413 LCU | 4.29 million LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 854.6 LCU | 576 LCU | 1,355 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 Saint Lucia 1,860 LCU compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,764 LCU compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 1,710 LCU compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 891.8 LCU compare
- 30 Peru 480 LCU compare
- 31 Panama 383.2 LCU compare
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 in Ghana?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ghana was 1,355 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 million LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 413 LCU in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2016.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (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.