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Terms of Trade Index, 2018

2018, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Terms of Trade Index, 2018 covers 210 countries on 3 measures. Iraq is highest, at 135.7775; Comoros is lowest, at 73.3710. The middle country reads 100.2777. Against 2017, 210 values changed (83 up, 127 down), the same countries are covered.

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Terms of Trade Index · Data for 2018

HighestIraq

135.7775

LowestComoros

73.3710

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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
IraqIRQWestern Asia135.7775143.2778105.5239
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa132.4778140.7856106.2711
American SamoaASMPolynesia131.0704127.135196.9976
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia128.7059136.8800106.3510
BermudaBMUNorthern America128.2322136.2318106.2384
ColombiaCOLSouth America126.5472119.368194.3269
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa125.3944134.5855107.3298
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia125.0011133.1373106.5089
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia123.4024131.3719106.4581
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia122.4251130.3480106.4717
IranIRNSouthern Asia120.3409126.6205105.2181
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa120.3348125.7056104.4632
ChadTCDMiddle Africa120.2839126.8882105.4906
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia119.8632125.8734105.0142
GabonGABMiddle Africa119.7862124.8460104.2240
VenezuelaVENSouth America119.1978126.0304105.7321
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa118.9014128.8611108.3765
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand118.5722121.8985102.8053
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia118.2715128.2159108.4082
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia117.7881126.8422107.6868
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa116.7690124.5137106.6325
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa114.6696123.7026107.8774
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa114.4922119.9669104.7817
EcuadorECUSouth America113.1082118.9906105.2007
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe112.2200132.5578118.1232

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Iraq135.7775
  2. Angola132.4778
  3. American Samoa131.0704
  4. Northern Mariana Islands128.7059
  5. Bermuda128.2322

Lowest

  1. Comoros73.3710
  2. Nauru77.2278
  3. Aruba78.6273
  4. Antigua and Barbuda79.1655
  5. Madagascar82.7300

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 100.2777. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Export unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestIraq143.2778

    LowestNauru77.2057

    Middle country: 109.1851

  • Import unit value index (2015 = 100)

    HighestRomania124.4835

    LowestPakistan84.3779

    Middle country: 106.8339

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 210values changed, of 210 in both
  • 83 · 127rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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 2018.

  • 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) (2018). Terms of Trade Index, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/terms-of-trade/2018

0621 held

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07Questions

Terms of Trade Index, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest terms of trade in Terms of Trade Index, 2018?

Iraq, at 135.7775, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Terms of Trade Index, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Terms of Trade Index, 2018 cover?

210.

Where can I download Terms of Trade Index, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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