2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: Rice — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: Rice — Value is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 8 in Japan; the lowest is -6.01 in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.335, and the mean is -0.279.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 2,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 9,283.3%).
2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 2025 | up 2,151.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.41 | 2025 | up 493.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | -0.58 | 2025 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Panama | 2.11 | 2025 | up 255.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1 | 2025 | up 933.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.51 | 2024 | down 252.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.54 | 2025 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.35 | 2025 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 1.2 | 2022 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.32 | 2025 | down 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 1.14 | 2025 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | -1.7 | 2025 | down 608.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 0.96 | 2022 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Djibouti | 0.75 | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 0.57 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 0.56 | 2025 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Samoa | 0.56 | 2025 | up 722.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 0.56 | 2025 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Botswana | 0.55 | 2025 | up 558.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 0.55 | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 0.42 | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 0.4 | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 0.39 | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0.28 | 2025 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0.26 | 2023 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 0.24 | 2025 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 0.15 | 2023 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Israel | 0.1 | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 0.08 | 2025 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 0.02 | 2025 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritania | -0.01 | 2025 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Nigeria | -0.06 | 2023 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 27 | El Salvador | -0.09 | 2022 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | -0.1 | 2025 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | -0.15 | 2025 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Mozambique | -0.26 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Honduras | -0.26 | 2025 | down 192.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | -0.31 | 2025 | down 177.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | -0.35 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | -0.36 | 2022 | down 127.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | -0.37 | 2022 | down 85.0% | flat |
| 36 | Nepal | -0.45 | 2025 | down 542.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | -0.45 | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Philippines | -0.46 | 2025 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | -0.49 | 2025 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | -0.54 | 2024 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | -0.57 | 2025 | down 127.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | -0.58 | 2025 | down 262.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | -0.6 | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | -0.64 | 2025 | down 155.2% | volatile |
| 45 | India | -0.75 | 2025 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | -0.83 | 2025 | down 293.0% | volatile |
| 47 | China, mainland | -0.84 | 2025 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | -0.85 | 2025 | down 631.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | -0.87 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | -0.88 | 2025 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | -0.88 | 2025 | down 1,660.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | -0.91 | 2025 | down 313.6% | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | -0.92 | 2025 | down 291.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | -1.05 | 2025 | down 452.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | -1.13 | 2025 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Haiti | -1.21 | 2023 | down 1,110.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | -1.24 | 2025 | down 325.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | -1.51 | 2025 | down 5,133.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Malta | -1.55 | 2025 | down 250.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Niger | -1.66 | 2025 | down 548.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | -1.83 | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | -2 | 2025 | down 900.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | -2.48 | 2025 | down 449.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | -5.63 | 2025 | down 9,283.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | -6.01 | 2025 | down 2,961.9% | volatile |
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