Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index was 107.38 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
107.38
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
65th
of 82 countries
All-time high
334,522
in 2007
All-time low
0.4
in 1995
Years of data
21
1991–2018

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1991200420181991: 0.651992: 0.651993: 0.651994: 0.651995: 0.41996: 0.511997: 0.821998: 1.21999: 1.82000: 12.32001: 28.72002: 41.32003: 352.12004: 793.42005: 3.1k2006: 98.8k2007: 334.5k2015: 96.32016: 103.72017: 97.82018: 107.4

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — producer price index in Zimbabwe is 107.38, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price index in Zimbabwe peaked at 334,522 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1995.

That places Zimbabwe 65th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 0.65
1992 0.65 +0.0%
1993 0.65 +0.0%
1994 0.65 +0.0%
1995 0.4 -38.5%
1996 0.51 +27.5%
1997 0.82 +60.8%
1998 1.23 +50.0%
1999 1.78 +44.7%
2000 12.28 +589.9%
2001 28.66 +133.4%
2002 41.3 +44.1%
2003 352.05 +752.4%
2004 793.37 +125.4%
2005 3,139 +295.6%
2006 98,830 +3048.5%
2007 334,522 +238.5%
2015 96.3 -100.0%
2016 103.7 +7.7%
2017 97.78 -5.7%
2018 107.38 +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8156 0.4 1.78 9
2000s 54,715 12.28 334,522 8
2010s 101.29 96.3 107.38 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 62 Palestine, State of 109.95 compare
  2. 63 Cameroon 108.59 compare
  3. 64 Barbados 108.22 compare
  4. 66 Republic of Korea 106.83 compare
  5. 67 Madagascar 105.61 compare
  6. 68 Singapore 104.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price index in Zimbabwe?
Sweet potatoes — producer price index in Zimbabwe was 107.38 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 334,522 in 2007.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1995.
How does Zimbabwe rank for sweet potatoes — producer price index?
Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 2,813 data points, 1991–2025
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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.