Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 35,759 LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 35,759 LCU for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 37,323 LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,540 LCU, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,540 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 10,990 LCU | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 12,880 LCU | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 14,450 LCU | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 13,890 LCU | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 15,410 LCU | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 16,200 LCU | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 18,100 LCU | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 16,520 LCU | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 16,630 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18,590 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 19,880 LCU | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 19,660 LCU | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21,750 LCU | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 22,800 LCU | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 27,970 LCU | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 29,430 LCU | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 31,300 LCU | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 34,053 LCU | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 33,800 LCU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 37,323 LCU | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 30,935 LCU | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 36,398 LCU | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 35,154 LCU | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 35,759 LCU | +1.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 35,759 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 LCU, 9.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,220 LCU | 9,540 LCU | 18,100 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 23,112 LCU | 16,630 LCU | 31,300 LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 34,775 LCU | 30,935 LCU | 37,323 LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Sri Lanka was 35,759 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 37,323 LCU in 2012.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,540 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2016.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.