Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 6,640 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 6,640 SLC.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11,220 SLC in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,390 SLC, in 1991.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 49th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,390 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 1,450 SLC | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1,780 SLC | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 1,560 SLC | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 2,620 SLC | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 1,700 SLC | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 1,690 SLC | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,140 SLC | +85.8% |
| 1999 | 2,180 SLC | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 2,900 SLC | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 3,410 SLC | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 3,050 SLC | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 4,780 SLC | +56.7% |
| 2007 | 5,560 SLC | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 3,040 SLC | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 3,090 SLC | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,650 SLC | +115.2% |
| 2011 | 6,470 SLC | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7,480 SLC | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 7,060 SLC | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 8,510 SLC | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 7,200 SLC | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 11,220 SLC | +55.8% |
| 2017 | 7,350 SLC | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 8,700 SLC | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 8,783 SLC | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7,438 SLC | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 5,380 SLC | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 6,238 SLC | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 8,000 SLC | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 6,640 SLC | -17.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6,640 SLC is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,692 SLC, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6,640 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,422 SLC, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,946 SLC | 1,390 SLC | 3,140 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,690 SLC | 2,900 SLC | 5,560 SLC | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,942 SLC | 6,470 SLC | 11,220 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,739 SLC | 5,380 SLC | 8,000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 46 China, mainland 6,900 SLC compare
- 47 Cook Islands 6,720 SLC compare
- 48 South Africa 6,649 SLC compare
- 50 Egypt 5,980 SLC compare
- 51 Israel 4,744 SLC compare
- 52 Barbados 4,457 SLC compare
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 6,640 SLC 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 11,220 SLC in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,390 SLC in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 49th 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 down 22.0%. 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 (SLC/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.