Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 959.3 SLC in 2015. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Puerto Rico, 1991–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2015, sweet potatoes — producer price in Puerto Rico stood at 959.3 SLC.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,168 SLC in 2009 and was at its lowest, 372 SLC, in 1992.
Puerto Rico ranks 67th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 396 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 372 SLC | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 432 SLC | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 442 SLC | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 499 SLC | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 548 SLC | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 656 SLC | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 634 SLC | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 651 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 576 SLC | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 592 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 738 SLC | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 766 SLC | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 853 SLC | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 759 SLC | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1,168 SLC | +53.9% |
| 2010 | 700.4 SLC | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 831.4 SLC | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 873.1 SLC | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 738.3 SLC | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 1,074 SLC | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 959.3 SLC | -10.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 959.3 SLC is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,692 SLC, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 959.3 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,422 SLC, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 477.86 SLC | 372 SLC | 656 SLC | 7 |
| 2000s | 748.58 SLC | 576 SLC | 1,168 SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 862.72 SLC | 700.4 SLC | 1,074 SLC | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Puerto Rico?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Puerto Rico was 959.3 SLC in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,168 SLC in 2009.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 372 SLC in 1992.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Puerto Rico ranks 67th out of 73 countries with data for 2015.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.