Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 127.4 USD in 2021. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1993–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 127.4 USD for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2021.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 164 USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.2 USD, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 96.3 USD | — |
| 1994 | 106.1 USD | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 119.2 USD | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 116.8 USD | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 61.6 USD | -47.3% |
| 1998 | 56.8 USD | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 54.5 USD | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 53.2 USD | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 56.4 USD | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 53.6 USD | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 53.7 USD | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8 USD | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 63.5 USD | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 64.8 USD | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 69.7 USD | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 97.6 USD | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 151.5 USD | +55.2% |
| 2010 | 112.8 USD | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 134.5 USD | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 129.1 USD | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 139.2 USD | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 106.5 USD | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 134.2 USD | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 129.7 USD | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 119.8 USD | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 130.6 USD | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 164 USD | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 154.5 USD | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 127.4 USD | -17.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 127.4 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 637.5 USD, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 127.4 USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 383.2 USD, 33% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.33 USD | 54.5 USD | 119.2 USD | 7 |
| 2000s | 71.88 USD | 53.2 USD | 151.5 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.04 USD | 106.5 USD | 164 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.95 USD | 127.4 USD | 154.5 USD | 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 127.4 USD 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 164 USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2 USD in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 29 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 down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.