Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Producer Price was 1,407 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,407 USD for potatoes — producer price in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 1,407 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 228.3 USD, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 119 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 | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 310.8 USD | — |
| 1992 | 289.7 USD | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 382.3 USD | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 366.7 USD | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 350.8 USD | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 360.6 USD | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 320.6 USD | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 392.9 USD | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 274.6 USD | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 255.4 USD | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 287.2 USD | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 370.4 USD | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 228.3 USD | -38.4% |
| 2004 | 376.8 USD | +65.0% |
| 2005 | 267.1 USD | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 416.2 USD | +55.8% |
| 2007 | 404.3 USD | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 776.1 USD | +92.0% |
| 2009 | 541.2 USD | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 796.7 USD | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 690.2 USD | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 545.3 USD | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 1,054 USD | +93.2% |
| 2014 | 812.5 USD | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 930.6 USD | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 812.5 USD | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 935.7 USD | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 949.8 USD | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 869.1 USD | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 953.4 USD | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 927 USD | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 889.2 USD | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,269 USD | +42.7% |
| 2024 | 1,407 USD | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 338.78 USD | 274.6 USD | 392.9 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 392.3 USD | 228.3 USD | 776.1 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 839.59 USD | 545.3 USD | 1,054 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,089 USD | 889.2 USD | 1,407 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 2 Jamaica 2,020 USD compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 1,251 USD compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 719.3 USD compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 1,688 USD compare
- 4 Belize 1,654 USD compare
- 4 Viet Nam 622.9 USD compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 378.3 USD compare
- 6 Benin 1,379 USD compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 295.4 USD compare
- 7 Guinea 1,297 USD compare
- 7 Türkiye 280.7 USD compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 273 USD compare
- 8 Iceland 1,296 USD 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1578 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,152 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.59 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica was 1,407 USD 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 1,407 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.3 USD in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. 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 (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.