Yams — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Yams — Producer Price was 13,200 LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 13,200 LCU for yams — producer price in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 14,670 LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,180 LCU, in 1994.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 37 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.
Yams — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,200 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,510 LCU | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 1,290 LCU | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 1,180 LCU | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 2,150 LCU | +82.2% |
| 1996 | 1,780 LCU | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 1,660 LCU | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 1,650 LCU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,650 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,650 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,650 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,700 LCU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,650 LCU | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,890 LCU | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 3,070 LCU | +62.4% |
| 2009 | 3,910 LCU | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 6,600 LCU | +68.8% |
| 2011 | 8,800 LCU | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 6,600 LCU | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 5,500 LCU | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 8,040 LCU | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 6,600 LCU | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 7,700 LCU | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 6,600 LCU | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 4,420 LCU | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 12,394 LCU | +180.4% |
| 2020 | 10,785 LCU | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 14,670 LCU | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 11,000 LCU | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 13,200 LCU | +20.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 13,200 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,841 LCU, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 13,200 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,562 LCU, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Producer Price in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +180.4% | 4,420 LCU | 12,394 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,563 LCU | 1,180 LCU | 2,150 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,217 LCU | 1,650 LCU | 3,910 LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,325 LCU | 4,420 LCU | 12,394 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,414 LCU | 10,785 LCU | 14,670 LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 17 Philippines 68,941 LCU compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 67,412 LCU compare
- 19 Tonga 13,430 LCU
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 10,841 LCU compare
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,818 LCU compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 8,306 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yams — producer price in Trinidad and Tobago was 13,200 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 14,670 LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,180 LCU in 1994.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for yams — producer price?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.