Bananas — Terms of trade by country
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD,...
What the numbers show
Bananas — Terms of trade is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 1,788 % in Burundi; the lowest is 5.3 % in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 105.53 %, and the mean is 185.1 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 337.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,487.8%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 98.0%).
Bananas — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 1,788 % | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 2 | St. Lucia | 865.49 % | 2020 | up 744.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 853.65 % | 2023 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 796.95 % | 2023 | up 365.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Nepal | 693.59 % | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Belarus, Republic of | 539.27 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 523.95 % | 2024 | up 738.2% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia, Republic of | 495.98 % | 2024 | up 411.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Rwanda | 456.55 % | 2022 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 389.84 % | 2024 | up 249.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 341.06 % | 2023 | up 1,487.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 247.19 % | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 233.27 % | 2024 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 233.24 % | 2024 | up 208.9% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 210 % | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Guatemala | 203.04 % | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 198.5 % | 2022 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 182.02 % | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 179.83 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 168 % | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 21 | China, mainland | 154.26 % | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 152.13 % | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 136.7 % | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 24 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 134.7 % | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 25 | Kuwait | 132.15 % | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 130.55 % | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 130.15 % | 2021 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Lebanon | 128.81 % | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 123.33 % | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 30 | Qatar | 121.32 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 119.38 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Singapore | 119.02 % | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 118.04 % | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 115.95 % | 2016 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 115.19 % | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 114.83 % | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 112.8 % | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 111.58 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 110.66 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 109.37 % | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 106.87 % | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 104.18 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 102.31 % | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 101.42 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Colombia | 100.57 % | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 100.4 % | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 47 | Georgia | 100.11 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 98.43 % | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 98.03 % | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 97.71 % | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 51 | Switzerland | 95.78 % | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 94.63 % | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 53 | Lithuania | 93.95 % | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 93.62 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 93.35 % | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 91.6 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 57 | Australia | 88.64 % | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Mozambique, Republic of | 88.51 % | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 59 | Iceland | 87.33 % | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 87.17 % | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 61 | Malaysia | 86.57 % | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 84.58 % | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 63 | Ireland | 83.81 % | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 64 | Paraguay | 79.45 % | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 79.07 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia | 79.07 % | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 77.06 % | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 77 % | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 69 | Chile | 69.97 % | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 69 % | 2019 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 71 | Cyprus | 65.31 % | 2023 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 64.31 % | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 63.54 % | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyz Republic | 52.21 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 35.85 % | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 76 | Fiji, Republic of | 31.23 % | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 23.2 % | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 13.85 % | 2021 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Korea | 10.38 % | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 80 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6.81 % | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Pakistan | 5.48 % | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Norway | 5.3 % | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 93.19 %
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK