Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 1,860 LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Saint Lucia, 1993–2008
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 Saint Lucia is 1,860 LCU, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,080 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,100 LCU, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,160 LCU | — |
| 1994 | 1,290 LCU | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 1,490 LCU | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 1,100 LCU | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 1,130 LCU | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,240 LCU | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1,170 LCU | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1,150 LCU | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,580 LCU | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 1,310 LCU | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 2,080 LCU | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 1,220 LCU | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 1,720 LCU | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 1,910 LCU | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1,660 LCU | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1,860 LCU | +12.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,860 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 LCU, 50% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,860 LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 LCU, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,226 LCU | 1,100 LCU | 1,490 LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,610 LCU | 1,150 LCU | 2,080 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 22 Barbados 3,693 LCU compare
- 23 El Salvador 2,916 LCU compare
- 24 Mexico 2,618 LCU compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,764 LCU
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 1,710 LCU compare
- 28 Ghana 1,355 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Saint Lucia?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Saint Lucia was 1,860 LCU in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,080 LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 LCU in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2008.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.