Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index was 311.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 311.94, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 215.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Sri Lanka peaked at 311.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.78, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 149 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.78 | — |
| 1992 | 24.61 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 24.36 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.97 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 27.34 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 28.04 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 29.32 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 31.14 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 30.27 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.52 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.55 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 37.61 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 37.41 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.07 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 45.16 | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 47.4 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 49.66 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 59.12 | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 68.86 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 69.13 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 83.48 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.29 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 94.55 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 98.91 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 106.54 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 122.1 | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 111.2 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 136.46 | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 162.19 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 140.41 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 226.61 | +61.4% |
| 2023 | 292.08 | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 291.96 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 311.94 | +6.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 311.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 171.1, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 311.94 is above the median for South Asia, which is 162.76, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +61.4% | 140.41 | 226.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.31 | 23.78 | 31.14 | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.24 | 30.52 | 68.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.27 | 69.13 | 136.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.53 | 140.41 | 311.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Sri Lanka?
- Roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Sri Lanka was 311.94 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 311.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.78 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for roots and tubers, total — producer price index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is roots and tubers, total — producer price index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.4%. 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 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.