Yams — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Yams — Producer Price was 4,280 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2022, yams — producer price in Ghana stood at 4,280 LCU.
That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 477.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3.28 million LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 405 LCU, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Producer Price in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 108,921 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 122,822 LCU | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 143,202 LCU | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 182,075 LCU | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 302,696 LCU | +66.2% |
| 1996 | 974,870 LCU | +222.1% |
| 1997 | 568,344 LCU | -41.7% |
| 1998 | 958,144 LCU | +68.6% |
| 1999 | 665,736 LCU | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 861,136 LCU | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million LCU | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million LCU | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million LCU | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.16 million LCU | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 2.66 million LCU | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 2.74 million LCU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.28 million LCU | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 405 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 480.4 LCU | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 580.6 LCU | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 638 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 741 LCU | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 1,389 LCU | +87.4% |
| 2016 | 1,487 LCU | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1,225 LCU | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 2,313 LCU | +88.8% |
| 2019 | 1,201 LCU | -48.1% |
| 2020 | 1,072 LCU | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 3,082 LCU | +187.6% |
| 2022 | 4,280 LCU | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 447,423 LCU | 108,921 LCU | 974,870 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million LCU | 405 LCU | 3.28 million LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,197 LCU | 580.6 LCU | 2,313 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,811 LCU | 1,072 LCU | 4,280 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 403.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 820.4 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 38.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — producer price in Ghana?
- Yams — producer price in Ghana was 4,280 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 million LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 405 LCU in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for yams — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — 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.