Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Producer Price Index was 314.44 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — producer price index in Sri Lanka is 314.44, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 220.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 314.44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.42, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.95 | — |
| 1992 | 39.37 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 34.79 | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 41.18 | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 39.37 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 34.42 | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 35.24 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 42.04 | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 38.49 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 39.05 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 54.78 | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 52.83 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 49.84 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 54 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 59.86 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 59.1 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 50.65 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 46.94 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 76.84 | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 77.93 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.8 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 86.2 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 89.13 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 101.27 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 98.09 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 100.63 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 108.64 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 111.18 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 151.19 | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 157 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 149.27 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 271.77 | +82.1% |
| 2023 | 288.08 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 300.25 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 314.44 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.54 | 34.42 | 42.04 | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.39 | 39.05 | 76.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.51 | 77.93 | 151.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.8 | 149.27 | 314.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 856.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 51.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 257,658 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1469 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 734.8 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 99,888 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 314.44 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 314.44 in 2025.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.42 in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potatoes — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.