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Terms of Trade Index, 2016

2016, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Terms of Trade Index, 2016 covers 210 countries on 3 measures. Northern Mariana Islands is highest, at 202.7926; Oman is lowest, at 70.0988. The middle country reads 100.5916. Against 2015, 210 values changed (119 up, 91 down), the same countries are covered.

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Terms of Trade Index · Data for 2016

HighestNorthern Mariana Islands

202.7926

LowestOman

70.0988

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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia202.7926196.555996.9246
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa136.7585135.914599.3828
BermudaBMUNorthern America122.5606122.520899.9675
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia115.5268112.491297.3724
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa112.6672109.630497.3046
BelizeBLZCentral America112.4394108.904096.8557
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia111.9556104.818893.6253
GuyanaGUYSouth America111.3682105.911795.1005
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa110.9645106.409395.8949
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa110.2070112.0103101.6363
MaliMLIWestern Africa109.2887105.593696.6190
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa108.9832101.821493.4285
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia108.9051104.645196.0883
American SamoaASMPolynesia108.5937104.197895.9520
JapanJPNEastern Asia108.5423100.927492.9844
MontserratMSRCaribbean108.4352107.733399.3528
GuatemalaGTMCentral America107.972398.728891.4390
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa107.8179106.372098.6589
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa107.7529104.864897.3197
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia107.5843104.697597.3168
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia106.8191102.926396.3556
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa106.587599.717193.5542
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia106.5208104.229497.8489
AnguillaAIACaribbean106.4680100.752994.6321
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia106.298193.760788.2055

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Northern Mariana Islands202.7926
  2. São Tomé and Príncipe136.7585
  3. Bermuda122.5606
  4. French Polynesia115.5268
  5. Eswatini112.6672

Lowest

  1. Oman70.0988
  2. Aruba77.8260
  3. Bhutan79.7393
  4. Nauru80.8140
  5. Russia81.5195

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 100.5916. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Export unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestNorthern Mariana Islands196.5559

    LowestOman68.7533

    Middle country: 97.6993

  • Import unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestJordan104.5921

    LowestGibraltar83.4578

    Middle country: 97.2578

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 210values changed, of 210 in both
  • 119 · 91rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Oman100.0000 → 70.0988−29.9012
  • Aruba100.0000 → 77.8260−22.1740
  • Bhutan100.0000 → 79.7393−20.2607
  • Nauru100.0000 → 80.8140−19.1860
  • Russia100.0000 → 81.5195−18.4805

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 2016.

  • 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) (2016). Terms of Trade Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/terms-of-trade/2016

0621 held

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07Questions

Terms of Trade Index, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest terms of trade in Terms of Trade Index, 2016?

Northern Mariana Islands, at 202.7926, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Terms of Trade Index, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Terms of Trade Index, 2016 cover?

210.

Where can I download Terms of Trade Index, 2016?

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, 2016 the newest?

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

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