Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 660.6 SLC in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 660.6 SLC for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2011.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 192.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ghana peaked at 663 SLC in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7 SLC, in 1991.
That places Ghana 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 3.5 SLC | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 9.1 SLC | +160.0% |
| 1994 | 11.6 SLC | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 22.4 SLC | +93.1% |
| 1996 | 3.7 SLC | -83.5% |
| 1997 | 65.4 SLC | +1667.6% |
| 1998 | 82.4 SLC | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 61.2 SLC | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 139.8 SLC | +128.4% |
| 2001 | 225.5 SLC | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 170.6 SLC | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 191.9 SLC | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 245.4 SLC | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 256 SLC | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 288.4 SLC | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 429 SLC | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 413 SLC | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 500 SLC | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 663 SLC | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 660.6 SLC | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 660.6 SLC is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,000 SLC, 1% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 660.6 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161,040 SLC, 0% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1667.6% | 3.7 SLC | 65.4 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.11 SLC | 2.7 SLC | 82.4 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 285.96 SLC | 139.8 SLC | 500 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 661.8 SLC | 660.6 SLC | 663 SLC | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 24 Saint Lucia 1,860 SLC compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 1,710 SLC compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 891.8 SLC compare
- 28 Peru 487 SLC compare
- 29 Panama 383.2 SLC compare
- 30 El Salvador 333.3 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ghana?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Ghana was 660.6 SLC in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 663 SLC in 2010.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 SLC in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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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.