Tea leaves — Producer Price Index in South Africa

South Africa: Tea leaves — Producer Price Index was 153.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
153.21
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
165.43
in 2022
All-time low
39.86
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Tea leaves — Producer Price Index in South Africa, 1991–2025

501001501991200820251991: 39.91992: 45.81993: 66.31994: 67.21995: 72.31996: 76.91997: 76.91998: 78.51999: 66.52000: 65.12001: 76.92002: 77.72003: 63.52004: 66.82005: 65.92006: 64.72007: 65.72008: 76.72009: 100.42010: 962011: 101.22012: 104.92013: 1022014: 99.52015: 100.12016: 100.32017: 106.92018: 135.82019: 108.62020: 107.72021: 152.72022: 165.42023: 165.12024: 159.22025: 153.2

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 153.21 for tea leaves — producer price index in 2025.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tea leaves — producer price index in South Africa peaked at 165.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.86, in 1991.

South Africa ranks 12th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Tea leaves — Producer Price Index in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Tea leaves — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100) in South Africa, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 39.86
1992 45.77 +14.8%
1993 66.3 +44.9%
1994 67.24 +1.4%
1995 72.33 +7.6%
1996 76.94 +6.4%
1997 76.94 +0.0%
1998 78.52 +2.1%
1999 66.45 -15.4%
2000 65.09 -2.0%
2001 76.89 +18.1%
2002 77.73 +1.1%
2003 63.46 -18.4%
2004 66.82 +5.3%
2005 65.94 -1.3%
2006 64.71 -1.9%
2007 65.7 +1.5%
2008 76.66 +16.7%
2009 100.44 +31.0%
2010 95.98 -4.4%
2011 101.23 +5.5%
2012 104.86 +3.6%
2013 101.99 -2.7%
2014 99.54 -2.4%
2015 100.13 +0.6%
2016 100.34 +0.2%
2017 106.89 +6.5%
2018 135.84 +27.1%
2019 108.57 -20.1%
2020 107.73 -0.8%
2021 152.73 +41.8%
2022 165.43 +8.3%
2023 165.12 -0.2%
2024 159.17 -3.6%
2025 153.21 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.59 39.86 78.52 9
2000s 72.34 63.46 100.44 10
2010s 105.54 95.98 135.84 10
2020s 150.56 107.73 165.43 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 9 Georgia 197.7 compare
  2. 10 Mauritius 182.29 compare
  3. 11 Malawi 177.85 compare
  4. 13 India 149.25 compare
  5. 14 Azerbaijan 143.03 compare
  6. 15 Nepal 139.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tea leaves — producer price index in South Africa?
Tea leaves — producer price index in South Africa was 153.21 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tea leaves — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 165.43 in 2022.
What is the lowest tea leaves — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 39.86 in 1991.
How does South Africa rank for tea leaves — producer price index?
South Africa ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is tea leaves — producer price index rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tea leaves — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tea leaves — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
37 places, 1,259 data points, 1991–2025
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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.