Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index was 101.74 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
101.74
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
78th
of 95 countries
All-time high
92,320
in 2007
All-time low
0.63
in 1993
Years of data
25
1991–2018

Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1991200420181991: 1.11992: 0.781993: 0.631994: 1.21995: 1.71996: 2.81997: 2.51998: 3.31999: 6.32000: 7.82001: 16.82002: 34.52003: 173.62004: 829.42005: 2.2k2006: 33.9k2007: 92.3k2010: 100.72011: 95.12012: 127.92014: 110.12015: 87.12016: 102.82017: 103.12018: 101.7

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Zimbabwe is 101.74, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Zimbabwe peaked at 92,320 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 1993.

That places Zimbabwe 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 1.11
1992 0.78 -29.7%
1993 0.63 -19.2%
1994 1.25 +98.4%
1995 1.7 +36.0%
1996 2.77 +62.9%
1997 2.55 -7.9%
1998 3.31 +29.8%
1999 6.34 +91.5%
2000 7.77 +22.6%
2001 16.81 +116.3%
2002 34.54 +105.5%
2003 173.6 +402.6%
2004 829.38 +377.8%
2005 2,188 +163.8%
2006 33,895 +1449.2%
2007 92,320 +172.4%
2010 100.7 -99.9%
2011 95.12 -5.5%
2012 127.87 +34.4%
2014 110.1 -13.9%
2015 87.11 -20.9%
2016 102.79 +18.0%
2017 103.14 +0.3%
2018 101.74 -1.4%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 101.74 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 131.43, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 101.74 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112.94, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +1449.2% 2,188 33,895

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.27 0.63 6.34 9
2000s 16,183 7.77 92,320 8
2010s 103.57 87.11 127.87 8

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 75 Singapore 105.98 compare
  2. 76 Greece 105.95 compare
  3. 77 Rwanda 104.43 compare
  4. 79 Mauritius 100.24 compare
  5. 80 Switzerland 99.71 compare
  6. 81 Morocco 98.96 compare

See the full ranking of 105 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Zimbabwe?
Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index in Zimbabwe was 101.74 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 92,320 in 2007.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 1993.
How does Zimbabwe rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index?
Zimbabwe ranks 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
105 places, 3,522 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.