Net barter terms of trade index in China
China: Net barter terms of trade index was 84.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net barter terms of trade index in China, 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 China is 84.7 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in China peaked at 100 2015 = 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.8 2015 = 100, in 2011.
That places China 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net barter terms of trade index in China, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 94.9 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 93.9 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.9 2015 = 100 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 96.6 2015 = 100 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 87 2015 = 100 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 83.8 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 86.1 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.6 2015 = 100 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.3 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 91.5 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 92.7 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 89.2 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.2 2015 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.62 2015 = 100 | 88.9 2015 = 100 | 96.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.2 2015 = 100 | 83.8 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.42 2015 = 100 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 183 Morocco 85.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 184 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 84.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 184 Guatemala 84.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 187 Madagascar 84.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 84 2015 = 100 compare
- 189 Bangladesh 83.7 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in China?
- Net barter terms of trade index in China was 84.7 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 100 2015 = 100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- How does China rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- China ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.