Castor oil seeds — Producer Price Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Castor oil seeds — Producer Price Index was 91.5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Producer Price Index in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — producer price index in Ecuador is 91.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — producer price index in Ecuador peaked at 102.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.75, in 1991.
Ecuador ranks 18th of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Producer Price Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.75 | — |
| 1992 | 2.71 | +54.9% |
| 1993 | 3.19 | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 4.62 | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 6.13 | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 8.31 | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 8.09 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.9 | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 36.84 | +209.6% |
| 2000 | 41.29 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 40.2 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 54.9 | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 56.49 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.64 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 57.67 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 61.86 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 64.82 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 73.99 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 81.42 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 88.27 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 92.24 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 94.36 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 95.79 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.37 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 99.94 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 101.68 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 101.31 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 101.16 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.72 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 102.77 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 84.47 | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 88.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 90.63 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 91.5 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.28 | 1.75 | 36.84 | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.83 | 40.2 | 81.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.29 | 88.27 | 101.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.27 | 84.47 | 102.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 16 Morocco 100.36 compare
- 17 Ethiopia 97.54 compare
- 19 Thailand 89.87 compare
- 20 Philippines 89.67 compare
- 21 China, mainland 81.98 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — producer price index in Ecuador?
- Castor oil seeds — producer price index in Ecuador was 91.5 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — producer price index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 102.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — producer price index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for castor oil seeds — producer price index?
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is castor oil seeds — producer price index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.