Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 142,202 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 142,202 LCU for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 148,560 LCU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,750 LCU, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,750 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 6,290 LCU | +67.7% |
| 1993 | 12,560 LCU | +99.7% |
| 1994 | 6,850 LCU | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 13,180 LCU | +92.4% |
| 1996 | 17,250 LCU | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 22,860 LCU | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 27,700 LCU | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 24,680 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 26,300 LCU | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 31,600 LCU | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 34,250 LCU | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 32,170 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 36,770 LCU | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 66,580 LCU | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 54,550 LCU | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 69,000 LCU | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 89,305 LCU | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 94,285 LCU | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 89,775 LCU | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 84,520 LCU | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 82,275 LCU | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 148,560 LCU | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 90,900 LCU | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 99,966 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 93,385 LCU | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 110,500 LCU | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 128,181 LCU | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 141,597 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 142,202 LCU | +0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 142,202 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 LCU, 38.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 142,202 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 LCU, 34.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,013 LCU | 3,750 LCU | 27,700 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 53,481 LCU | 26,300 LCU | 94,285 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,985 LCU | 82,275 LCU | 148,560 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 137,327 LCU | 128,181 LCU | 142,202 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 in Jamaica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Jamaica was 142,202 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 148,560 LCU in 2013.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,750 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 (LCU/tonne). 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.