Sesame 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
Sesame seed — Terms of trade is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 2,052 % in Dominican Republic; the lowest is 2.58 % in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.21 %, and the mean is 157.11 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 795.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 1,057.8%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 79.5%).
Sesame seed — Terms of trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2,052 % | 2024 | up 1,057.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Mali | 1,063 % | 2022 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 804.85 % | 2023 | up 704.9% | volatile |
| 4 | El Salvador | 538.36 % | 2024 | up 366.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 508.6 % | 2024 | up 490.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 501.14 % | 2024 | up 484.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 451.71 % | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 314.24 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 269.44 % | 2024 | up 412.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Israel | 242.19 % | 2024 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 240.88 % | 2024 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 12 | Yemen | 183.98 % | 2018 | up 546.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Myanmar | 163.09 % | 2022 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mozambique | 162.09 % | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 158.04 % | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 154.89 % | 2024 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 153.29 % | 2024 | up 93.6% | falling |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 150.92 % | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 145.33 % | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 140 % | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 134.17 % | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 133.93 % | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 133.74 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 132.57 % | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 128.46 % | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 126.75 % | 2023 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 123.41 % | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 122.59 % | 2024 | up 88.8% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 119.06 % | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 118.87 % | 2024 | up 72.9% | falling |
| 31 | Australia | 118.56 % | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 116.13 % | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 33 | Finland | 114.43 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 34 | India | 112.18 % | 2024 | up 20.5% | flat |
| 35 | Malaysia | 111.46 % | 2024 | up 68.9% | falling |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 110.14 % | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 109.8 % | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 38 | Singapore | 108.97 % | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 108.25 % | 2019 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Uganda | 107.27 % | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 107.21 % | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 107.08 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 103.21 % | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 103.04 % | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 102.75 % | 2015 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 101.62 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 101.21 % | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 99.92 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 49 | Slovakia | 99.53 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Slovenia | 99.34 % | 2024 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.2 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 96.12 % | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 53 | China, mainland | 95.11 % | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 92.4 % | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 92 % | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 91.79 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 57 | Mauritius | 91.36 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 90.28 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 90.14 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 60 | Brazil | 87.9 % | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 61 | Serbia | 86.99 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 86.89 % | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 86.03 % | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 85.07 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 65 | Hungary | 82.88 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 82.81 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 81.64 % | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 68 | China, Taiwan Province of | 81.43 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 80.49 % | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 70 | Lebanon | 79.12 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 77.63 % | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 70.4 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 68.71 % | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 74 | Tunisia | 63.13 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Peru | 62.04 % | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 76 | Fiji | 60.91 % | 2024 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 77 | Morocco | 56.71 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 55.21 % | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 79 | Madagascar | 53 % | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 52.22 % | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 46.73 % | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 46.39 % | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Switzerland | 44.6 % | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Canada | 42.06 % | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 41.42 % | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 86 | Colombia | 41.05 % | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Japan | 32.48 % | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 88 | Bahrain | 31.87 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 29.85 % | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 25.39 % | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Ireland | 24.28 % | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 9.98 % | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Cameroon | 2.58 % | 2021 | down 79.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Côte d'Ivoire 172.76 %
- United Republic of Tanzania 168.5 %
- Viet Nam 87.14 %
- United States of America 84.72 %
- Türkiye 72.27 %
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.49 %
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 36.77 %
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.19 %
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