Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price was 2,960 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
2,960 LCU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 73 countries
All-time high
352.05 million LCU
in 2006
All-time low
2,500 LCU
in 2015
Years of data
21
1991–2018

Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M1991200420181991: 11.6k LCU1992: 8.1k LCU1993: 6.5k LCU1994: 13.0k LCU1995: 17.6k LCU1996: 28.8k LCU1997: 26.4k LCU1998: 34.4k LCU1999: 65.9k LCU2000: 80.7k LCU2001: 174.6k LCU2002: 358.7k LCU2003: 1.8M LCU2004: 8.6M LCU2005: 22.7M LCU2006: 352.1M LCU2014: 3.2k LCU2015: 2.5k LCU2016: 3.0k LCU2017: 3.0k LCU2018: 3.0k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Zimbabwe is 2,960 LCU, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 352.05 million LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,500 LCU, in 2015.

That places Zimbabwe 61st out of 73 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1991 11,573 LCU
1992 8,104 LCU -30.0%
1993 6,500 LCU -19.8%
1994 13,000 LCU +100.0%
1995 17,650 LCU +35.8%
1996 28,750 LCU +62.9%
1997 26,441 LCU -8.0%
1998 34,380 LCU +30.0%
1999 65,900 LCU +91.7%
2000 80,731 LCU +22.5%
2001 174,600 LCU +116.3%
2002 358,730 LCU +105.5%
2003 1.80 million LCU +402.6%
2004 8.61 million LCU +377.8%
2005 22.72 million LCU +163.8%
2006 352.05 million LCU +1449.2%
2014 3,160 LCU -100.0%
2015 2,500 LCU -20.9%
2016 2,950 LCU +18.0%
2017 2,960 LCU +0.3%
2018 2,960 LCU +0.0%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 2,960 LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 167,210 LCU, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 2,960 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 346,500 LCU, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price 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% 22.72 million LCU 352.05 million LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,589 LCU 6,500 LCU 65,900 LCU 9
2000s 55.12 million LCU 80,731 LCU 352.05 million LCU 7
2010s 2,906 LCU 2,500 LCU 3,160 LCU 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,416 LCU compare
  2. 59 Spain 4,124 LCU compare
  3. 60 Croatia 3,403 LCU compare
  4. 62 France 2,899 LCU compare
  5. 63 Italy 2,784 LCU compare
  6. 64 Romania 2,750 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Zimbabwe?
Unmanufactured tobacco — producer price in Zimbabwe was 2,960 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 352.05 million LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,500 LCU in 2015.
How does Zimbabwe rank for unmanufactured tobacco — producer price?
Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,760 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.