Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Producer Price was 724,554 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica stood at 724,554 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 724,554 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,050 SLC, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38,050 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 38,960 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 54,350 SLC | +39.5% |
| 1994 | 57,600 SLC | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 63,045 SLC | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 74,900 SLC | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 74,560 SLC | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 101,060 SLC | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 78,450 SLC | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 78,720 SLC | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94,440 SLC | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 133,290 SLC | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 91,000 SLC | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 165,000 SLC | +81.3% |
| 2005 | 127,611 SLC | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 212,818 SLC | +66.8% |
| 2007 | 208,849 SLC | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 408,390 SLC | +95.5% |
| 2009 | 310,244 SLC | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 418,920 SLC | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 349,000 SLC | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 274,236 SLC | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 526,510 SLC | +92.0% |
| 2014 | 437,359 SLC | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 497,486 SLC | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 442,583 SLC | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 531,000 SLC | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 548,000 SLC | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 510,436 SLC | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 557,635 SLC | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 575,439 SLC | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 575,439 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 690,371 SLC | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 724,554 SLC | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,553 SLC | 38,050 SLC | 101,060 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 183,036 SLC | 78,720 SLC | 408,390 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 453,553 SLC | 274,236 SLC | 548,000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 624,688 SLC | 557,635 SLC | 724,554 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 8 Congo 1.10 million SLC compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 5,222 SLC compare
- 9 Benin 836,283 SLC compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,887 SLC compare
- 10 Lebanon 778,000 SLC compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 1,251 SLC compare
- 12 Mali 651,205 SLC compare
- 13 Burundi 648,000 SLC compare
- 14 Madagascar 610,000 SLC 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,944 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 18,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 472.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 9.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica was 724,554 SLC 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 724,554 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,050 SLC in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th 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 65.7%. 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 (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.