Net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Net barter terms of trade index was 107.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan is 107.3 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan peaked at 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.1 2015 = 100, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 112 2015 = 100 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 106.4 2015 = 100 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 115.6 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 116.7 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 110.3 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 105 2015 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 103.3 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 103.3 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 102.9 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 97.5 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 107.3 2015 = 100 | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.58 2015 = 100 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | 112 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 105.98 2015 = 100 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | 116.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.54 2015 = 100 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 80 New Zealand 107.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 81 Namibia 107.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 81 Yemen 107.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 83 Syria 107.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 85 Tajikistan 107.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 86 Argentina 107 2015 = 100 compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 107 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Afghanistan was 107.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.