Commodity Origins

Bananas price history, 1960 to 2026

Central and South America, US import averaged $1.1/kg in August 2026, +8% over twelve months and +6% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $1.68/kg in December 2022; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $2.13/kg in May 1964. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.

Bananas monthly prices, $/kg, Jan 1960 to Aug 2026Line chart of bananas monthly prices in $/kg from Jan 1960 to Aug 2026: Central and South America, US import from 0.14 to 1.1, peaking at 1.68; Central and South America, Europe import from 0.94 to 1.07, peaking at 1.64.00.511.519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025$/kg
Central and South America, US importCentral and South America, Europe import
Derived price statistics per series
SeriesLatest1 month12 months5 years10 years20 yearsAll-time high (nominal)All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
Central and South America, US import
$/kg, since 1960
1.1
August 2026
-6%+8%-11%+6%+104%1.68
December 2022
2.13
May 1964
Central and South America, Europe import
$/kg, since 1997
1.07
August 2026
-2%-4%+20%+19%+41%1.64
March 2008
2.41
March 2008

Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.

Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, 2026-09-02, fetched 6 September 2026 (CC BY 4.0).

Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how bananas is priced.

Monthly bananas prices by decade

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Central and South America, US import ($/kg)

Central and South America, US import monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
20201.171.181.21.281.31.31.271.251.241.131.131.151.22
20211.241.221.231.231.231.231.231.231.181.151.141.161.21
20221.161.241.391.461.461.441.531.671.621.571.651.681.49
20231.681.661.61.651.611.591.551.561.561.571.551.571.6
20241.611.571.641.631.421.091.031.011.031.030.910.831.23
20251.111.251.181.11.090.921.011.021.021.131.161.161.1
20261.21.211.211.151.121.181.171.11.17

Central and South America, Europe import ($/kg)

Central and South America, Europe import monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
20200.870.90.910.90.910.90.860.90.910.90.890.920.898
20210.940.950.950.960.970.950.850.890.910.930.90.890.924
20220.910.960.970.960.960.950.890.880.90.950.971.010.942
20231.071.11.111.141.111.11.121.071.041.051.081.081.09
20241.091.071.081.071.081.061.081.071.071.051.041.041.07
20251.021.031.081.121.141.161.151.121.151.131.111.11.11
20261.121.141.111.121.141.111.091.071.11

Method

Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.

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