Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Plums and sloes — Producer Price was 614.2 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa stood at 614.2 USD.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 1,140 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 413.6 USD, in 1991.
That places South Africa 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 413.6 USD | — |
| 1992 | 497.2 USD | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 846.8 USD | +70.3% |
| 1994 | 821.2 USD | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 760.9 USD | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 744.1 USD | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 719 USD | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 703.1 USD | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 624.8 USD | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 943 USD | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 768.6 USD | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 459.3 USD | -40.2% |
| 2003 | 572.8 USD | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 731.6 USD | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 723 USD | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 767.3 USD | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 709.7 USD | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 683.6 USD | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 780.5 USD | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 1,061 USD | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 1,128 USD | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,026 USD | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 956.2 USD | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1,140 USD | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 553.8 USD | -51.4% |
| 2016 | 528.4 USD | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 564.1 USD | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 583 USD | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 674.5 USD | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 583.9 USD | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 582.7 USD | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 508.7 USD | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 538.9 USD | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 614.2 USD | +14.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 614.2 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 595.2 USD, 1.0× 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 | +70.3% | 497.2 USD | 846.8 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 681.19 USD | 413.6 USD | 846.8 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 713.94 USD | 459.3 USD | 943 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 821.55 USD | 528.4 USD | 1,140 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 565.68 USD | 508.7 USD | 614.2 USD | 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 614.2 USD 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 1,140 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 413.6 USD in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for plums and sloes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 42nd 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 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (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.