Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 983.7 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 983.7 USD for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,682 USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 263.3 USD, in 1994.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 327.1 USD | — |
| 1992 | 341.2 USD | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 332.6 USD | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 263.3 USD | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 440.5 USD | +67.3% |
| 1996 | 283.1 USD | -35.7% |
| 1997 | 270.3 USD | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 498.5 USD | +84.4% |
| 1999 | 346.1 USD | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 460.3 USD | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 547.1 USD | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 488.1 USD | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 759.3 USD | +55.6% |
| 2007 | 878.6 USD | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 483.4 USD | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 488.5 USD | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,043 USD | +113.5% |
| 2011 | 1,010 USD | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,163 USD | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 1,096 USD | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,328 USD | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 1,129 USD | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 1,682 USD | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 1,084 USD | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 1,285 USD | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 1,300 USD | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,102 USD | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 796 USD | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 923.6 USD | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 1,185 USD | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 983.7 USD | -17.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 983.7 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 933.35 USD, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 983.7 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 922.5 USD, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344.74 USD | 263.3 USD | 498.5 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 586.47 USD | 460.3 USD | 878.6 USD | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,212 USD | 1,010 USD | 1,682 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 998.04 USD | 796 USD | 1,185 USD | 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 983.7 USD 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 1,682 USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.3 USD in 1994.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st out of 71 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 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.