Cotton seed — 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
Cotton seed — Terms of trade is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 165,229 % in Australia; the lowest is 0.59 % in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.34 %, and the mean is 6,450 %.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 32,191.6%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 97.3%).
Cotton seed — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 165,229 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 30,164 % | 2024 | up 32,191.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 5,916 % | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 5,357 % | 2023 | up 669.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,905 % | 2024 | up 5,471.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 543.31 % | 2024 | up 7,183.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 417.61 % | 2024 | up 323.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 363.21 % | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 341.57 % | 2024 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 254.17 % | 2022 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 183.1 % | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 179.6 % | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 149.01 % | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 103.69 % | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 94.13 % | 2024 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 84.29 % | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 83.34 % | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 80.91 % | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 62.08 % | 2021 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 20 | China, mainland | 53.1 % | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 50.48 % | 2022 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 22 | France | 46.89 % | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 38.33 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 27.33 % | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 21.26 % | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 19.68 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 14.3 % | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 13.88 % | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 13.6 % | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 10.86 % | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 10.28 % | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 9.61 % | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.59 % | 2022 | down 97.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 1,110 %
- United States of America 80.34 %
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