Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price was 75,000 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 75,000 LCU for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 114.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 590,400 LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35,000 LCU, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 376,800 LCU | — |
| 1994 | 402,600 LCU | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 435,200 LCU | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 588,000 LCU | +35.1% |
| 1997 | 538,600 LCU | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 568,400 LCU | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 590,400 LCU | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 560,800 LCU | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 576,400 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 540,600 LCU | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 581,800 LCU | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 35,000 LCU | -94.0% |
| 2022 | 40,000 LCU | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 65,000 LCU | +62.5% |
| 2024 | 75,000 LCU | +15.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 75,000 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50,843 LCU, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -94.0% | 581,800 LCU | 35,000 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500,000 LCU | 376,800 LCU | 590,400 LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 564,900 LCU | 540,600 LCU | 581,800 LCU | 4 |
| 2020s | 53,750 LCU | 35,000 LCU | 75,000 LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 107,143 LCU compare
- 34 Armenia 99,943 LCU compare
- 35 Serbia and Montenegro 88,660 LCU compare
- 37 Argentina 58,400 LCU compare
- 38 Bangladesh 46,500 LCU compare
- 39 Mexico 43,286 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Sri Lanka was 75,000 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 590,400 LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 LCU in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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.