What is the price of sweet potatoes per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia sweet potatoes is between US$ 2.37 and US$ 5.13 per kilogram or between US$ 1.07 and US$ 2.33 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sweet potatoes in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for sweet potatoes is between ETB 128.56 and ETB 278.54 per kilogram or between ETB 58.30 and ETB 126.32 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia sweet potatoes is between US$ 1.66 and US$ 3.59 per kilogram or between US$ 0.75 and US$ 1.63 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Sweet Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.14 US $ per kg, followed by 0.2 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.15 US $ per kg and then further decreased to 0.1 US $ per kg in 2020. This year, 2021, the price has increased to 0.2 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Ethiopia in 2023 will be around 0.2 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.15 US $ per kg.The sweet potatoes exports from Ethiopia are categorised as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
Ethiopia Sweet Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.14 US$ per kg, followed by 0.2 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.15 US$ per kg and further decreased to 0.1 US$ per kg in 2020. This year, 2021, the price has increased to 0.2 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Ethiopia in 2023 will be around 0.15 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 0.2 US$ per kg.Export values for Ethiopia sweet potatoes
The total values in export for sweet potatoes in Ethiopia were US$ 2, US$ 2 and US$ 2 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Ethiopia: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Ethiopia sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold small quantities of sweet potatoes. In 2019 alone, the demand for Ethiopia sweet potatoes (tubers category) has , recording a change of percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports decreased by -100 percent netting the country US$0.00m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's sweet potatoes exports are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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Ethiopia sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, Ethiopia supplied sweet potatoes valued at 0.00m USD, a reduction of -100.00% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 0.002m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ethiopia sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 0 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of Ethiopia's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -100 pc between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's best performing export markets for sweet potatoes are Djibouti.
Ethiopia ordered 0 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in Ethiopia was 1,755,855 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 16.12%. The country had approximately 52,406.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.