Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Panama

Panama: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 383.2 LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
383.2 LCU
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
31st
of 32 countries
All-time high
536 LCU
in 2015
All-time low
125 LCU
in 2005
Years of data
32
1991–2023

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Panama, 1991–2023

1002003004005001991200720231991: 254 LCU1992: 240 LCU1993: 142 LCU1994: 141 LCU1995: 183 LCU1996: 136 LCU1997: 159 LCU1998: 149 LCU1999: 159 LCU2000: 174 LCU2001: 136 LCU2002: 138 LCU2003: 144 LCU2004: 167 LCU2005: 125 LCU2006: 130 LCU2007: 162.6 LCU2008: 215 LCU2009: 365.2 LCU2010: 324.7 LCU2011: 398 LCU2012: 454.4 LCU2013: 469 LCU2014: 455 LCU2015: 536 LCU2016: 534.7 LCU2017: 445.4 LCU2018: 336.2 LCU2019: 400.2 LCU2020: 370.5 LCU2021: 359 LCU2023: 383.2 LCU

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

Analysis

In 2023, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Panama stood at 383.2 LCU.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Panama peaked at 536 LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 125 LCU, in 2005.

Panama ranks 31st of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Panama, 1991 to 2023.
Year LCU Change
1991 254 LCU
1992 240 LCU -5.5%
1993 142 LCU -40.8%
1994 141 LCU -0.7%
1995 183 LCU +29.8%
1996 136 LCU -25.7%
1997 159 LCU +16.9%
1998 149 LCU -6.3%
1999 159 LCU +6.7%
2000 174 LCU +9.4%
2001 136 LCU -21.8%
2002 138 LCU +1.5%
2003 144 LCU +4.3%
2004 167 LCU +16.0%
2005 125 LCU -25.1%
2006 130 LCU +4.0%
2007 162.6 LCU +25.1%
2008 215 LCU +32.2%
2009 365.2 LCU +69.9%
2010 324.7 LCU -11.1%
2011 398 LCU +22.6%
2012 454.4 LCU +14.2%
2013 469 LCU +3.2%
2014 455 LCU -3.0%
2015 536 LCU +17.8%
2016 534.7 LCU -0.2%
2017 445.4 LCU -16.7%
2018 336.2 LCU -24.5%
2019 400.2 LCU +19.0%
2020 370.5 LCU -7.4%
2021 359 LCU -3.1%
2023 383.2 LCU +6.7%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 383.2 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,882 LCU, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 383.2 LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 LCU, 9% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 173.67 LCU 136 LCU 254 LCU 9
2000s 175.68 LCU 125 LCU 365.2 LCU 10
2010s 435.36 LCU 324.7 LCU 536 LCU 10
2020s 370.9 LCU 359 LCU 383.2 LCU 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 28 Ghana 1,355 LCU compare
  2. 29 Puerto Rico 891.8 LCU compare
  3. 30 Peru 480 LCU compare
  4. 32 Ecuador 118.3 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 Panama?
Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Panama was 383.2 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 536 LCU in 2015.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 125 LCU in 2005.
How does Panama rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
Panama ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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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.