Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 330 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe stood at 330 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 430,000 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 325 LCU, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 73rd out of 73 countries with data for 2017, 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 800 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 800 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 800 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 800 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,000 LCU | +1775.0% |
| 2001 | 35,000 LCU | +133.3% |
| 2002 | 50,450 LCU | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 430,000 LCU | +752.3% |
| 2015 | 325 LCU | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 350 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 330 LCU | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 800 LCU | 800 LCU | 800 LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 132,612 LCU | 15,000 LCU | 430,000 LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 335 LCU | 325 LCU | 350 LCU | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,133 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 15.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,632 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 814.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,138 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe was 330 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 430,000 LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 325 LCU in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 73rd out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 (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.