Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Plums and sloes — Producer Price was 11,257 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa stood at 11,257 SLC.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 12,375 SLC in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,142 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 25th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,142 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 1,418 SLC | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 2,767 SLC | +95.1% |
| 1994 | 2,916 SLC | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 2,760 SLC | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3,199 SLC | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 3,313 SLC | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3,887 SLC | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 3,817 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 6,544 SLC | +71.4% |
| 2001 | 6,617 SLC | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,841 SLC | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 4,333 SLC | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 4,726 SLC | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 4,598 SLC | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,196 SLC | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 SLC | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5,647 SLC | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 6,614 SLC | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 7,771 SLC | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 8,190 SLC | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 8,423 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9,232 SLC | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 12,375 SLC | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 7,066 SLC | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 7,772 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 7,522 SLC | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 7,719 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9,745 SLC | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 9,611 SLC | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8,611 SLC | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 8,320 SLC | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 9,943 SLC | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 11,257 SLC | +13.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 11,257 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,950 SLC, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +95.1% | 1,418 SLC | 2,767 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,802 SLC | 1,142 SLC | 3,887 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,412 SLC | 4,333 SLC | 6,617 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,582 SLC | 7,066 SLC | 12,375 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,548 SLC | 8,320 SLC | 11,257 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa?
- Plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa was 11,257 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,375 SLC in 2014.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for plums and sloes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — 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.