Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 112,798 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 112,798 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 112,836 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,920 LCU, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,920 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 7,900 LCU | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 8,810 LCU | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 9,280 LCU | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 9,620 LCU | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10,470 LCU | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 11,120 LCU | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 11,380 LCU | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 11,490 LCU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 11,660 LCU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 12,630 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13,420 LCU | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 13,980 LCU | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 13,960 LCU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 16,480 LCU | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 17,580 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 21,580 LCU | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 30,040 LCU | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 27,630 LCU | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 28,439 LCU | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 34,870 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 40,717 LCU | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 34,996 LCU | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 45,140 LCU | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 47,682 LCU | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 55,727 LCU | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 56,033 LCU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80,914 LCU | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 61,568 LCU | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 51,297 LCU | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 99,325 LCU | +93.6% |
| 2022 | 108,564 LCU | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 112,836 LCU | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 104,054 LCU | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 112,798 LCU | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,666 LCU | 6,920 LCU | 11,490 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 17,896 LCU | 11,660 LCU | 30,040 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,609 LCU | 28,439 LCU | 80,914 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,146 LCU | 51,297 LCU | 112,836 LCU | 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 sweet potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka was 112,798 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 112,836 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,920 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.6%. 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 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.