Plantains and cooking 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
Plantains and cooking bananas — Terms of trade is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 943.07 % in Myanmar; the lowest is 7.53 % in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 113.52 %, and the mean is 165.57 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 125.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 2,707.6%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 100.0%).
Plantains and cooking bananas — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 943.07 % | 2024 | up 2,707.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Austria | 930.46 % | 2024 | up 980.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 820.9 % | 2021 | up 1,118.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Malawi | 412.77 % | 2023 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 380.81 % | 2024 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 6 | El Salvador | 309.33 % | 2024 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 308.87 % | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 301.21 % | 2024 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 252.67 % | 2024 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Botswana | 235.23 % | 2023 | up 674.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 196 % | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 162.4 % | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 161.04 % | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 158.47 % | 2023 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 156.61 % | 2024 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 154.18 % | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 138.75 % | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Bahrain | 138.72 % | 2023 | up 350.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 136.54 % | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 133.32 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 129.96 % | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 126.68 % | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 121.09 % | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 120.24 % | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 118.05 % | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 116.94 % | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 114.36 % | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 113.52 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 113.18 % | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Jordan | 105.69 % | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 101.03 % | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 100.63 % | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 97.36 % | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium | 92.24 % | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 89.43 % | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 89.25 % | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 89.09 % | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 87.91 % | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 84.47 % | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 82.3 % | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Uruguay | 75.46 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 71.28 % | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 43 | France | 58.96 % | 2024 | down 39.6% | flat |
| 44 | Portugal | 58.67 % | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 55.4 % | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 52.35 % | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 48.79 % | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.96 % | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 35.51 % | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Eswatini | 24.04 % | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 22.89 % | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 10.53 % | 2022 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Honduras | 10.4 % | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 8.77 % | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Mexico | 7.53 % | 2018 | down 100.0% | 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 92.75 %
- Côte d'Ivoire 17.55 %
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