Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index was 73.16 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Afghanistan is 73.16, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Afghanistan peaked at 145.29 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.41, in 1995.
Afghanistan ranks 149th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.75 | — |
| 1992 | 18.75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.41 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 25.44 | +46.1% |
| 1997 | 58.92 | +131.6% |
| 1998 | 54.23 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 59.59 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 37.49 | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 33.48 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 33.48 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.54 | +48.0% |
| 2004 | 45.53 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 41.51 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 43.3 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 45.08 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.87 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 48.21 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 50.88 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 52.22 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 52.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.28 | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 81.98 | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 94.83 | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 123.19 | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 145.29 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 86.79 | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 86.91 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.58 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 90.28 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 92.68 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 86.43 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 79.78 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 73.16 | -8.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 73.16 is below the median for low income countries, which is 122.62, 60% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 73.16 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 150.91, 48% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +131.6% | 25.44 | 58.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.29 | 17.41 | 59.59 | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.45 | 33.48 | 49.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.16 | 50.88 | 145.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.15 | 73.16 | 92.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Afghanistan?
- Roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Afghanistan was 73.16 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 145.29 in 2017.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.41 in 1995.
- How does Afghanistan rank for roots and tubers, total — producer price index?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is roots and tubers, total — producer price index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.