Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 222,889 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, 2009–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi stood at 222,889 LCU.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 327.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi peaked at 272,294 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50,595 LCU, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 19th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52,149 LCU | — |
| 2010 | 50,595 LCU | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 56,291 LCU | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 74,659 LCU | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 147,544 LCU | +97.6% |
| 2014 | 135,486 LCU | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 211,570 LCU | +56.2% |
| 2016 | 272,294 LCU | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 222,889 LCU | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,149 LCU | 52,149 LCU | 52,149 LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 146,416 LCU | 50,595 LCU | 272,294 LCU | 8 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 105.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 52.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 275.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 184,975 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi was 222,889 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 272,294 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,595 LCU in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 327.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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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.