Rice — 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
Rice — Terms of trade is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 8,211 % in Ghana; the lowest is 0.15 % in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.65 %, and the mean is 323.4 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54,738.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 22,824.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 99.9%).
Rice — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 8,211 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 224.68 % | 2024 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Lesotho | 5,432 % | 2023 | up 4,772.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 133.12 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 61.69 % | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2,046 % | 2024 | up 3,648.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 79.65 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 4 | Switzerland | 861.96 % | 2024 | up 22,824.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 45.28 % | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 5 | Malawi | 430.84 % | 2024 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 331.31 % | 2023 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 271.71 % | 2024 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 257.79 % | 2024 | up 533.9% | volatile |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 246.75 % | 2024 | up 243.8% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 209.14 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 182.25 % | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 174.64 % | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 169.44 % | 2024 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 163.85 % | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 148.97 % | 2024 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 148.71 % | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 146.43 % | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 141.2 % | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 141.12 % | 2024 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 120.46 % | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 119.08 % | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 117.05 % | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 110.18 % | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 109.83 % | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 106.2 % | 2024 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 103.15 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 102.09 % | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 94.21 % | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 93.15 % | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 88.95 % | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 86.79 % | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 32 | France | 86.77 % | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 85.96 % | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 77.86 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Sweden | 77.82 % | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 75.02 % | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 68.99 % | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 67.49 % | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 62.71 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 59.92 % | 2023 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 58.97 % | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 58.18 % | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 53.97 % | 2021 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 53.95 % | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 51.06 % | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 49.3 % | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 47.85 % | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 47.37 % | 2019 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 45.11 % | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Honduras | 41.63 % | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Lebanon | 37.3 % | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Montenegro | 36.45 % | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.15 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 33.19 % | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Mexico | 30.55 % | 2017 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 27.43 % | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 20.67 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 16.05 % | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 14.46 % | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Thailand | 12.71 % | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 5.97 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | China, mainland | 4.58 % | 2024 | down 95.0% | falling |
| 63 | Latvia | 4.44 % | 2023 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritius | 1.95 % | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.15 % | 2024 | down 99.9% | 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 235.77 %
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