Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 229,146 SLC in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, 2009–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi stood at 229,146 SLC. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 339.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi peaked at 229,146 SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50,595 SLC, in 2010.
That places Malawi 15th out of 73 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52,149 SLC | — |
| 2010 | 50,595 SLC | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 56,291 SLC | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 74,659 SLC | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 112,771 SLC | +51.0% |
| 2015 | 160,460 SLC | +42.3% |
| 2016 | 224,105 SLC | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 229,146 SLC | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,149 SLC | 52,149 SLC | 52,149 SLC | 1 |
| 2010s | 129,718 SLC | 50,595 SLC | 229,146 SLC | 7 |
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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)
- 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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 193.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 503.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 338,013 current LCU per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi was 229,146 SLC 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 229,146 SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,595 SLC in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 15th 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 339.4%. 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 (SLC/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.