Net barter terms of trade index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net barter terms of trade index was 131.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 131.2 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 193.9 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.8 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 93.8 2015 = 100 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 96.8 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 96.6 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 119.2 2015 = 100 | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 127.8 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 119.6 2015 = 100 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 113.8 2015 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 113.9 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 101 2015 = 100 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 92.7 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 146.5 2015 = 100 | +58.0% |
| 2022 | 193.9 2015 = 100 | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 130.4 2015 = 100 | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 131.2 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.96 2015 = 100 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 108.85 2015 = 100 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | 127.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.94 2015 = 100 | 92.7 2015 = 100 | 193.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 20 Guinea 132 2015 = 100 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 131.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 22 Belarus 131.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 130.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 25 Sao Tome and Principe 130.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 26 Rwanda 129.9 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Papua New Guinea?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Papua New Guinea was 131.2 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 193.9 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.