Net barter terms of trade index in Palau
Palau: Net barter terms of trade index was 96.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in Palau, 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 Palau is 96.5 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Palau peaked at 104.3 2015 = 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.1 2015 = 100, in 2008.
That places Palau 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Palau, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 96 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 89.1 2015 = 100 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 102.3 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5 2015 = 100 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 92.6 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.1 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.7 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 102.3 2015 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 101.7 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 103.6 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 93 2015 = 100 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 97.2 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 96.5 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9 2015 = 100 | 89.1 2015 = 100 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.85 2015 = 100 | 89.7 2015 = 100 | 103.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.36 2015 = 100 | 93 2015 = 100 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Palau?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Palau was 96.5 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1 2015 = 100 in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Palau ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.