Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Producer Price was 134,537 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, rice — producer price in Sri Lanka stood at 134,537 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 224.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 135,865 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,230 LCU, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,230 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 8,060 LCU | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 8,200 LCU | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,980 LCU | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,770 LCU | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,050 LCU | +29.3% |
| 1997 | 10,830 LCU | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 10,350 LCU | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 12,600 LCU | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 12,310 LCU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12,480 LCU | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 13,740 LCU | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 12,430 LCU | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 15,750 LCU | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 16,020 LCU | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,890 LCU | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 18,010 LCU | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 31,990 LCU | +77.6% |
| 2009 | 33,840 LCU | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 30,860 LCU | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 31,760 LCU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35,092 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 34,062 LCU | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 43,183 LCU | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 41,420 LCU | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 45,770 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 54,568 LCU | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 50,939 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 54,050 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 58,122 LCU | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 75,263 LCU | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 100,196 LCU | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 112,355 LCU | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 135,865 LCU | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 134,537 LCU | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,230 LCU | 7,230 LCU | 12,600 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 18,046 LCU | 12,310 LCU | 33,840 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,170 LCU | 30,860 LCU | 54,568 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,723 LCU | 58,122 LCU | 135,865 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 178,128 LCU compare
- 32 Bhutan 175,643 LCU compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 137,821 LCU compare
- 35 Jamaica 127,380 LCU compare
- 36 Hungary 65,000 LCU compare
- 37 Mozambique 63,000 LCU compare
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,177 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -61.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 25.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 125,886 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — producer price in Sri Lanka was 134,537 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 135,865 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,230 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rice — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.8%. 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 Rice — Producer Price (LCU/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.