Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 79,081 SLC in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1993–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Costa Rica is 79,081 SLC, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 96,342 SLC in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,690 SLC, in 1993.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13,690 SLC | — |
| 1994 | 16,667 SLC | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 21,429 SLC | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 24,253 SLC | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 14,330 SLC | -40.9% |
| 1998 | 14,600 SLC | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 15,560 SLC | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 16,390 SLC | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 18,560 SLC | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 19,270 SLC | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 21,420 SLC | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 24,000 SLC | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 30,316 SLC | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 33,146 SLC | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 36,000 SLC | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 51,368 SLC | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 86,844 SLC | +69.1% |
| 2010 | 59,310 SLC | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 68,000 SLC | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 64,944 SLC | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 69,570 SLC | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 57,348 SLC | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 71,756 SLC | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 70,636 SLC | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 68,000 SLC | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 75,375 SLC | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 96,342 SLC | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 90,367 SLC | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 79,081 SLC | -12.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 79,081 SLC is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,860 SLC, 13.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 79,081 SLC is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 SLC, 19.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,218 SLC | 13,690 SLC | 24,253 SLC | 7 |
| 2000s | 33,731 SLC | 16,390 SLC | 86,844 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,128 SLC | 57,348 SLC | 96,342 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,724 SLC | 79,081 SLC | 90,367 SLC | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Costa Rica was 79,081 SLC in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96,342 SLC in 2019.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,690 SLC in 1993.
- How does Costa Rica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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 (SLC/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.