Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 1,860 SLC 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 SLC.
Analysis
In 2008, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Saint Lucia stood at 1,860 SLC.
The figure 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 SLC in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,100 SLC, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 31 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,160 SLC | — |
| 1994 | 1,290 SLC | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 1,490 SLC | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 1,100 SLC | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 1,130 SLC | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,240 SLC | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1,170 SLC | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1,150 SLC | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,580 SLC | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 1,310 SLC | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 2,080 SLC | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 1,220 SLC | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 1,720 SLC | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 1,910 SLC | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1,660 SLC | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1,860 SLC | +12.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,860 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,696 SLC, 50% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,860 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,113 SLC, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,226 SLC | 1,100 SLC | 1,490 SLC | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,610 SLC | 1,150 SLC | 2,080 SLC | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 21 Barbados 3,650 SLC compare
- 22 Mexico 2,618 SLC compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,304 SLC
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 1,710 SLC compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 891.8 SLC compare
- 27 Ghana 660.6 SLC 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 SLC 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 SLC in 2003.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 SLC in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Saint Lucia ranks 24th out of 31 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 (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.