Terms of trade (goods and services, 2000 = 100) by country
The terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.
What the numbers show
Terms of trade (goods and services, 2000 = 100) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 284.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100 in Mauritania; the lowest is 39.04 goods and services, 2000 = 100 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.3 goods and services, 2000 = 100, and the mean is 109.1 goods and services, 2000 = 100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 187.1%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 66.7%).
Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 284.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 187.1% | rising |
| 2 | Congo | 235.72 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Gabon | 176.24 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 156.04 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 61.0% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 149.22 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 146.49 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2010 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 141.65 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 141.27 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2004 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 138.58 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 129.47 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 125.11 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 117.26 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 115.88 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2003 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 113.69 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 111.63 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 109.01 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2009 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 103.33 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Djibouti | 100 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2006 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 99.44 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 98.29 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2007 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 22 | Morocco | 94.06 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 91.77 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 91.63 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2006 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 91.23 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 89.27 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 88.44 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2007 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 88.31 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2009 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 29 | Tunisia | 88.07 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 86.85 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sudan | 86.49 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2008 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 85.03 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 82.59 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2005 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 77.17 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 35 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 76.4 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 72.88 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mozambique | 70.58 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Togo | 66.64 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 65.23 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 40 | Seychelles | 52.91 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2009 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | 39.04 goods and services, 2000 = 100 | 2011 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 110.93 goods and services, 2000 = 100
- North Africa 107.72 goods and services, 2000 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 101.39 goods and services, 2000 = 100
About this data
The terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.