Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price was 2.72 million LCU in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Costa Rica, 1991–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2016, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Costa Rica stood at 2.72 million LCU. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Costa Rica peaked at 2.72 million LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 321,040 LCU, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 73 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 321,040 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 328,830 LCU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 396,060 LCU | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 443,700 LCU | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 501,240 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million LCU | +343.1% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million LCU | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million LCU | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million LCU | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million LCU | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million LCU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million LCU | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million LCU | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.41 million LCU | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million LCU | +13.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.72 million LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,560 LCU, 597.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.72 million LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 225,972 LCU, 12.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Costa Rica 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +343.1% | 501,240 LCU | 2.22 million LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 398,174 LCU | 321,040 LCU | 501,240 LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million LCU | 2.22 million LCU | 2.46 million LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million LCU | 2.15 million LCU | 2.72 million LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Costa Rica?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Costa Rica was 2.72 million LCU in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,040 LCU in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 73 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.