Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index was 126.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, sweet potatoes — producer price index in New Zealand stood at 126.58.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price index in New Zealand peaked at 138.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.59, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 43rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.59 | — |
| 1992 | 26.12 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 49.4 | +89.1% |
| 1994 | 72.67 | +47.1% |
| 1995 | 95.95 | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 117.27 | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 117.27 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 90.62 | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 78.63 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 66.63 | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 66.63 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.91 | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 50.91 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.76 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 60.6 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 60.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 138.18 | +72.7% |
| 2009 | 87.27 | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 95 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 103.28 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 96.87 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 107.11 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 108.75 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 94.23 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 97.02 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 115.38 | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 121.07 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 114.4 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 111.78 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 115.24 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 115.58 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 120.35 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 123.46 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 126.58 | +2.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 126.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 116.85, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 126.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 126.58, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +89.1% | 26.12 | 49.4 |
| 2008 | +72.7% | 80 | 138.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.84 | 25.59 | 117.27 | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.75 | 50.91 | 138.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.31 | 94.23 | 121.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.83 | 111.78 | 126.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price index in New Zealand?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price index in New Zealand was 126.58 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 138.18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.59 in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for sweet potatoes — producer price index?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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.