2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: Maize — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: Maize — Value is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 2.09 in Costa Rica; the lowest is -1.33 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.045, and the mean is 0.0667.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 913.3%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 4,533.3%).
2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2.09 | 2022 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.29 | 2025 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | -0.27 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Thailand | 1.52 | 2024 | up 913.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.25 | 2025 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0.76 | 2025 | up 337.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Cameroon | 0.75 | 2025 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Chad | 0.71 | 2022 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Honduras | 0.68 | 2025 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Lesotho | 0.62 | 2025 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 0.61 | 2022 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 0.57 | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0.5 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0.48 | 2025 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.44 | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 0.42 | 2025 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 0.34 | 2025 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Nigeria | 0.25 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 0.21 | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 0.2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 18 | China, mainland | 0.12 | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.09 | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 0.08 | 2022 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 0.05 | 2025 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Namibia | 0.04 | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 0.04 | 2025 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 0.04 | 2022 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | -0.04 | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | -0.08 | 2024 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | -0.09 | 2025 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Haiti | -0.13 | 2023 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | -0.13 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | -0.15 | 2025 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Eswatini | -0.18 | 2025 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | -0.2 | 2025 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | -0.22 | 2025 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | -0.23 | 2025 | down 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | -0.3 | 2025 | down 650.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | -0.34 | 2025 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | -0.48 | 2022 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | -0.53 | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | -0.8 | 2025 | down 205.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | -1.07 | 2025 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | -1.23 | 2025 | down 278.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | -1.28 | 2025 | down 1,180.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | -1.33 | 2025 | down 4,533.3% | volatile |
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