Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes — Producer Price was 686.4 SLC in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 686.4 SLC for potatoes — producer price in 2018.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,431 SLC in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.3 SLC, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 4.6 SLC | +39.4% |
| 1993 | 3.7 SLC | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 3.7 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6 SLC | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.6 SLC | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 7.4 SLC | +60.9% |
| 1998 | 11.1 SLC | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 304 SLC | +2638.7% |
| 2001 | 596.8 SLC | +96.3% |
| 2002 | 91.9 SLC | -84.6% |
| 2003 | 1,431 SLC | +1457.5% |
| 2015 | 620 SLC | -56.7% |
| 2016 | 635 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 625 SLC | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 686.4 SLC | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.25 SLC | 3.3 SLC | 11.1 SLC | 8 |
| 2000s | 606 SLC | 91.9 SLC | 1,431 SLC | 4 |
| 2010s | 641.6 SLC | 620 SLC | 686.4 SLC | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,140 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 83.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 23.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,862 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 98.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 90,989 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe was 686.4 SLC in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,431 SLC in 2003.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 SLC in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 94th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.