Terms of trade index (2000=100) by country
This is based upon goods and non-financial services from the National Accounts, that is, 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 index (2000=100) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 284.07 2000=100 in Mauritania; the lowest is 39.04 2000=100 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.3 2000=100, and the mean is 110.12 2000=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 187.1%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 66.7%).
Terms of trade index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 284.07 2000=100 | 2011 | up 187.1% | rising |
| 2 | Congo | 235.72 2000=100 | 2011 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Gabon | 176.24 2000=100 | 2011 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 156.04 2000=100 | 2011 | up 61.0% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 149.22 2000=100 | 2011 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 146.49 2000=100 | 2010 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 141.65 2000=100 | 2011 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 138.58 2000=100 | 2011 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 130.32 2000=100 | 2005 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 129.47 2000=100 | 2011 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 125.11 2000=100 | 2011 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 117.26 2000=100 | 2011 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 115.88 2000=100 | 2003 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 113.69 2000=100 | 2011 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 111.63 2000=100 | 2011 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 109.01 2000=100 | 2009 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 103.33 2000=100 | 2011 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Djibouti | 100 2000=100 | 2006 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 99.44 2000=100 | 2011 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 98.29 2000=100 | 2007 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3 2000=100 | 2011 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 22 | Morocco | 94.06 2000=100 | 2011 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 91.77 2000=100 | 2011 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 91.63 2000=100 | 2006 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 91.23 2000=100 | 2011 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 89.27 2000=100 | 2011 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 88.44 2000=100 | 2007 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 88.31 2000=100 | 2009 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 29 | Tunisia | 88.07 2000=100 | 2011 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 86.85 2000=100 | 2011 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sudan | 86.49 2000=100 | 2008 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 85.03 2000=100 | 2011 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 78.15 2000=100 | 2006 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 77.17 2000=100 | 2011 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 35 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 76.4 2000=100 | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 72.88 2000=100 | 2011 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mozambique | 70.58 2000=100 | 2011 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Togo | 66.64 2000=100 | 2011 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 65.23 2000=100 | 2011 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 40 | Liberia | 39.04 2000=100 | 2011 | down 66.7% | volatile |
About this data
This is based upon goods and non-financial services from the National Accounts, that is, the terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.