Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Producer Price was 1.20 million LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica stood at 1.20 million LCU. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 327.2% on the previous year and up 245.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 1.20 million LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,050 LCU, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38,050 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 38,960 LCU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 54,350 LCU | +39.5% |
| 1994 | 57,600 LCU | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 63,045 LCU | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 74,900 LCU | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 74,560 LCU | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 101,060 LCU | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 78,450 LCU | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 78,720 LCU | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94,440 LCU | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 133,290 LCU | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 91,000 LCU | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 165,000 LCU | +81.3% |
| 2005 | 127,611 LCU | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 212,818 LCU | +66.8% |
| 2007 | 208,849 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 408,390 LCU | +95.5% |
| 2009 | 310,244 LCU | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 418,920 LCU | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 261,000 LCU | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 343,000 LCU | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 565,000 LCU | +64.7% |
| 2014 | 347,750 LCU | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 565,000 LCU | +62.5% |
| 2016 | 402,000 LCU | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 925,000 LCU | +130.1% |
| 2018 | 572,000 LCU | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 380,000 LCU | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 587,000 LCU | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 595,722 LCU | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 944,000 LCU | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 281,518 LCU | -70.2% |
| 2024 | 1.20 million LCU | +327.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,553 LCU | 38,050 LCU | 101,060 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 183,036 LCU | 78,720 LCU | 408,390 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 477,967 LCU | 261,000 LCU | 925,000 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 722,166 LCU | 281,518 LCU | 1.20 million LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 30,360 LCU compare
- 6 Yemen 1.81 million LCU compare
- 7 Colombia 1.73 million LCU compare
- 7 Türkiye 6,967 LCU compare
- 8 Myanmar 1.53 million LCU compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 5,222 LCU compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,567 LCU compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 1.04 million LCU compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 1,251 LCU compare
- 11 Congo 882,000 LCU compare
- 12 Benin 836,283 LCU compare
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica was 1.20 million LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,050 LCU in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/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.