Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 11,000 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 11,000 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,130 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,390 LCU, in 1991.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,390 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,450 LCU | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1,780 LCU | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 1,560 LCU | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 2,620 LCU | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 1,700 LCU | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 1,690 LCU | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,140 LCU | +85.8% |
| 1999 | 2,180 LCU | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 2,900 LCU | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 3,410 LCU | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 3,050 LCU | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 4,780 LCU | +56.7% |
| 2007 | 5,560 LCU | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 3,040 LCU | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 3,090 LCU | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,650 LCU | +115.2% |
| 2011 | 8,800 LCU | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 5,600 LCU | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 6,660 LCU | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 8,510 LCU | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 5,500 LCU | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 15,130 LCU | +175.1% |
| 2017 | 9,250 LCU | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 4,640 LCU | -49.8% |
| 2019 | 8,783 LCU | +89.3% |
| 2020 | 7,438 LCU | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 7,770 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 7,830 LCU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 8,250 LCU | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 11,000 LCU | +33.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11,000 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,987 LCU, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11,000 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,818 LCU, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,946 LCU | 1,390 LCU | 3,140 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,690 LCU | 2,900 LCU | 5,560 LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,952 LCU | 4,640 LCU | 15,130 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,458 LCU | 7,438 LCU | 11,000 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago was 11,000 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15,130 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,390 LCU in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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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.