Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 350,000 LCU in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
350,000 LCU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 73 countries
All-time high
378,000 LCU
in 2010
All-time low
340,000 LCU
in 2012
Years of data
6
2010–2016

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 2010–2016

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201320162010: 378.0k LCU2011: 359.0k LCU2012: 340.0k LCU2013: 371.0k LCU2014: 350.0k LCU2016: 350.0k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 350,000 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2016.

That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.

Costa Rica ranks 13th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2016.
Year LCU Change
2010 378,000 LCU
2011 359,000 LCU -5.0%
2012 340,000 LCU -5.3%
2013 371,000 LCU +9.1%
2014 350,000 LCU -5.7%
2016 350,000 LCU +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 350,000 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,987 LCU, 38.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 350,000 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,818 LCU, 39.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 New Caledonia 400,963 LCU
  2. 11 Madagascar 395,000 LCU
  3. 12 Rwanda 369,773 LCU compare
  4. 14 Chile 321,054 LCU
  5. 15 Burundi 297,000 LCU compare
  6. 16 Jamaica 287,010 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Costa Rica was 350,000 LCU in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 378,000 LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 340,000 LCU in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 73 countries with data for 2016.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,594 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.