Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Tea leaves — Producer Price was 25,900 LCU in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa, 1993–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2018, tea leaves — producer price in South Africa stood at 25,900 LCU. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea leaves — producer price in South Africa peaked at 25,900 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,100 LCU, in 2003.
That places South Africa 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12,640 LCU | — |
| 1994 | 12,820 LCU | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 13,790 LCU | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 14,670 LCU | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 14,670 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,970 LCU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12,670 LCU | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 12,410 LCU | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 14,660 LCU | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 14,820 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 12,100 LCU | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 12,739 LCU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12,572 LCU | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 12,338 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 12,526 LCU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 14,616 LCU | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 19,150 LCU | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 18,300 LCU | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 19,300 LCU | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 19,992 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 19,446 LCU | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 18,978 LCU | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19,090 LCU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19,130 LCU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20,380 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 25,900 LCU | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,747 LCU | 12,640 LCU | 14,970 LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 13,793 LCU | 12,100 LCU | 19,150 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,057 LCU | 18,300 LCU | 25,900 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tea leaves — producer price in South Africa?
- Tea leaves — producer price in South Africa was 25,900 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea leaves — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,900 LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest tea leaves — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,100 LCU in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for tea leaves — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tea leaves — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. 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 (LCU/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.