Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 142,202 SLC in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 142,202 SLC for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 148,560 SLC in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,750 SLC, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,750 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 6,290 SLC | +67.7% |
| 1993 | 12,560 SLC | +99.7% |
| 1994 | 6,850 SLC | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 13,180 SLC | +92.4% |
| 1996 | 17,250 SLC | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 22,860 SLC | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 27,700 SLC | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 24,680 SLC | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 26,300 SLC | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 31,600 SLC | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 34,250 SLC | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 32,170 SLC | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 36,770 SLC | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 66,580 SLC | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 54,550 SLC | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 69,000 SLC | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 89,305 SLC | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 94,285 SLC | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 89,775 SLC | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 84,520 SLC | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 82,275 SLC | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 148,560 SLC | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 90,900 SLC | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 99,966 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 93,385 SLC | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 110,500 SLC | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 128,181 SLC | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 141,597 SLC | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 142,202 SLC | +0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 142,202 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 SLC, 38.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 142,202 SLC is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 SLC, 34.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,013 SLC | 3,750 SLC | 27,700 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 53,481 SLC | 26,300 SLC | 94,285 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,985 SLC | 82,275 SLC | 148,560 SLC | 8 |
| 2020s | 137,327 SLC | 128,181 SLC | 142,202 SLC | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Jamaica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Jamaica was 142,202 SLC in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 148,560 SLC in 2013.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,750 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.