Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — Terms of trade is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 25,887 % in Mali; the lowest is 3.81 % in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.39 %, and the mean is 458.74 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,794.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 5,196.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 97.0%).
Maize (corn) — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 25,887 % | 2022 | up 3,356.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 564.84 % | 2024 | up 347.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 156.69 % | 2024 | up 204.5% | flat |
| 2 | Japan | 5,266 % | 2024 | up 5,196.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 97.47 % | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Zambia | 2,096 % | 2024 | up 1,310.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.53 % | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Kuwait | 1,769 % | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 75.85 % | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Estonia | 1,584 % | 2024 | up 2,190.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.77 % | 2023 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,139 % | 2024 | up 1,076.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 51.8 % | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 995.29 % | 2023 | up 3,224.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 44.68 % | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 601.58 % | 2024 | up 788.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23.71 % | 2022 | up 591.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Thailand | 569.56 % | 2024 | up 1,191.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 549.95 % | 2024 | up 707.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Denmark | 517.12 % | 2024 | up 433.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 511.24 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 471.55 % | 2023 | up 371.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 339.4 % | 2024 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 321.23 % | 2024 | up 440.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 309.99 % | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 304 % | 2024 | up 1,396.8% | volatile |
| 18 | China, mainland | 302.76 % | 2024 | up 372.5% | volatile |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 286.19 % | 2024 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 268.9 % | 2024 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 230.83 % | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Nepal | 220.01 % | 2022 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Togo | 217.03 % | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 195.95 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 25 | Uganda | 193.38 % | 2024 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Lesotho | 182.9 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 180.89 % | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 178.44 % | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 171.88 % | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Barbados | 163.76 % | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 162.15 % | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 158.68 % | 2024 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 156.96 % | 2024 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 154.36 % | 2021 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 149.83 % | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 148.86 % | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 147.98 % | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 141.58 % | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 135.97 % | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 135.77 % | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 133.58 % | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 42 | Mozambique | 123.96 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 122.48 % | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 119.56 % | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Paraguay | 117.64 % | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Kenya | 116.8 % | 2023 | up 373.4% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 116.27 % | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 115.24 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 49 | Germany | 114.27 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 110.36 % | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 109.62 % | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Fiji | 108.72 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 105.66 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 100.75 % | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 100.71 % | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 100.44 % | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 57 | Ukraine | 100.39 % | 2024 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 58 | Israel | 96.74 % | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 96.47 % | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 60 | Romania | 96.45 % | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 61 | France | 95.94 % | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 62 | Spain | 94.11 % | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 93.99 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 92.94 % | 2022 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 92.93 % | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 90.82 % | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 89.24 % | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 68 | Eswatini | 87.52 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 84.15 % | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 70 | Indonesia | 83.06 % | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Pakistan | 80.67 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Portugal | 80.49 % | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 79.91 % | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 78.02 % | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 75.63 % | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 75.02 % | 2023 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 77 | Australia | 73.95 % | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 78 | Lebanon | 73.85 % | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 73.2 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 71.98 % | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 70.44 % | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 82 | Georgia | 69.84 % | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 69.83 % | 2021 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Malaysia | 66.51 % | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 64.75 % | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 62.35 % | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 56.38 % | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Yemen | 56.02 % | 2019 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 52.1 % | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 50.64 % | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 49.5 % | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 49.37 % | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Botswana | 48.09 % | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 45.27 % | 2023 | up 2,387.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 38.37 % | 2023 | up 453.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Sudan | 37.79 % | 2018 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 33.33 % | 2020 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 31.12 % | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Poland | 30.71 % | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 28.25 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 23.96 % | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 102 | Honduras | 21.71 % | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Bahrain | 16.08 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 14.07 % | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Singapore | 11.95 % | 2024 | down 86.5% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 7.72 % | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.54 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | South Africa | 3.81 % | 2024 | down 93.8% | 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 140.08 %
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