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Terms of Trade Index, 2012

2012, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Terms of Trade Index, 2012 covers 210 countries on 3 measures. Iraq is highest, at 200.834; Aruba is lowest, at 69.332. The middle country reads 99.774. Against 2011, 209 values changed (72 up, 137 down), 1 country joined.

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Terms of Trade Index · Data for 2012

HighestIraq

200.834

LowestAruba

69.332

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Terms of Trade Index, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 210 countries · select a heading to sort

Terms of Trade Index, 2012: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
IraqIRQWestern Asia200.834224.2557111.662
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa199.216218.8189109.840
VenezuelaVENSouth America184.117192.1020104.337
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia170.694194.3066113.833
ChadTCDMiddle Africa169.962190.7234112.216
OmanOMNWestern Asia167.550193.9955115.784
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa166.848190.5965114.233
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia162.735176.6034108.522
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia160.191176.6914110.301
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa158.935184.7922116.269
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia157.801186.8062118.381
ColombiaCOLSouth America157.218186.4018118.563
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa156.620175.3807111.979
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa154.497194.5839125.947
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa152.110156.3194102.767
GabonGABMiddle Africa150.929159.4863105.670
RussiaRUSEastern Europe146.638171.7974117.157
QatarQATWestern Asia142.313154.9062108.849
American SamoaASMPolynesia141.349193.5257136.914
EcuadorECUSouth America140.152147.3829105.159
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia139.454157.0768112.637
BoliviaBOLSouth America139.361141.1485101.283
IranIRNSouthern Asia138.660159.1687114.791
YemenYEMWestern Asia138.551161.4704116.543
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia138.383162.7431117.604

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Iraq200.834
  2. Angola199.216
  3. Venezuela184.117
  4. Azerbaijan170.694
  5. Chad169.962

Lowest

  1. Aruba69.332
  2. Saint Lucia71.604
  3. French Polynesia77.601
  4. Comoros78.130
  5. Turks and Caicos Islands78.330

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 99.774. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Export unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestIraq224.2557

    LowestComoros86.7807

    Middle country: 118.4555

  • Import unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestGibraltar160.803

    LowestMarshall Islands98.566

    Middle country: 117.045

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 209values changed, of 209 in both
  • 72 · 137rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2012.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 210 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2012). Terms of Trade Index, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/terms-of-trade/2012

0621 held

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07Questions

Terms of Trade Index, 2012: questions and answers

Which country has the highest terms of trade in Terms of Trade Index, 2012?

Iraq, at 200.834, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Terms of Trade Index, 2012 describe?

2012.

How many countries does Terms of Trade Index, 2012 cover?

210.

Where can I download Terms of Trade Index, 2012?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Terms of Trade Index, 2012 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Terms of Trade Index, 2025.

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