Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 79,081 SLC in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
79,081 SLC
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
96,342 SLC
in 2019
All-time low
13,690 SLC
in 1993
Years of data
29
1993–2021

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1993–2021

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1993200720211993: 13.7k SLC1994: 16.7k SLC1995: 21.4k SLC1996: 24.3k SLC1997: 14.3k SLC1998: 14.6k SLC1999: 15.6k SLC2000: 16.4k SLC2001: 18.6k SLC2002: 19.3k SLC2003: 21.4k SLC2004: 24.0k SLC2005: 30.3k SLC2006: 33.1k SLC2007: 36.0k SLC2008: 51.4k SLC2009: 86.8k SLC2010: 59.3k SLC2011: 68.0k SLC2012: 64.9k SLC2013: 69.6k SLC2014: 57.3k SLC2015: 71.8k SLC2016: 70.6k SLC2017: 68.0k SLC2018: 75.4k SLC2019: 96.3k SLC2020: 90.4k SLC2021: 79.1k SLC

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

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) in Costa Rica, 1993 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Cameroon 156,279 SLC compare
  2. 7 Jamaica 142,202 SLC compare
  3. 8 Myanmar 94,000 SLC compare
  4. 10 Guyana 78,740 SLC compare
  5. 11 Sri Lanka 36,270 SLC compare
  6. 12 Kenya 24,045 SLC compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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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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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
35 places, 640 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.