Net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Net barter terms of trade index was 118.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 118.5 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia peaked at 118.5 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.2 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 77.4 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.2 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 82.7 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.2 2015 = 100 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 105.6 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 94 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 91.5 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 91.4 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.5 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 102.4 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 101.9 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 103 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 118.5 2015 = 100 | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.94 2015 = 100 | 76.2 2015 = 100 | 91.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.96 2015 = 100 | 91.4 2015 = 100 | 105.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.46 2015 = 100 | 101.5 2015 = 100 | 118.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 49 Libya 119.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 119.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 118.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 53 Mozambique 117.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 54 South Africa 117.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 55 Paraguay 116.2 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Ethiopia was 118.5 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Ethiopia ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.