Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
2.09
Costa Rica
Lowest
-1.33
Zambia
Median
0.045
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
457
What the numbers show
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product 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%).
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 |
| 2 | Thailand | 1.52 | 2024 | up 913.3% | 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 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.29 | 2025 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0.25 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.25 | 2025 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 0.21 | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 0.2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 20 | China | 0.12 | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.09 | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.08 | 2022 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.05 | 2025 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.04 | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Botswana | 0.04 | 2025 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 0.04 | 2022 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | -0.04 | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | -0.08 | 2024 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | -0.09 | 2025 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Israel | -0.13 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Haiti | -0.13 | 2023 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | -0.15 | 2025 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | -0.18 | 2025 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | -0.2 | 2025 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | -0.22 | 2025 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | -0.23 | 2025 | down 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | -0.27 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | -0.3 | 2025 | down 650.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | -0.34 | 2025 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | -0.48 | 2022 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | -0.53 | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | -0.8 | 2025 | down 205.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | -1.07 | 2025 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Somalia | -1.23 | 2025 | down 278.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | -1.28 | 2025 | down 1,180.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | -1.33 | 2025 | down 4,533.3% | volatile |