Northern Mariana Islands: Export unit value index (2015 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Northern Mariana Islands' export unit value index (2015 = 100) fell 10.1 on 2024 (from 149 to 138.9).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +5.45 and a typical year strayed about 29.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 96.6 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.3 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Northern Mariana Islands had the 99th highest value of the 202 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Northern Mariana Islands in the 2025 ranking

• Bahrain — 96th of 202: 139.7
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 97th of 202: 139.3
• Morocco — 98th of 202: 139
• Georgia — 100th of 202: 138.6
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 101st of 202: 137.9
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 102nd of 202: 137.7

What this measures

Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.

All 26 values

Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 222.6 (2025)
• Australia — 166 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 150.4 (2025)
• Cambodia — 114.4 (2025)
• China — 95.7 (2025)
• Fiji — 127.3 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 95.7 (2025)
• Guam — 126.5 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 137.9 (2025)
• Indonesia — 145.7 (2025)
• Japan

More private sector & trade data for Northern Mariana Islands

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$512 million (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$6 million (2025)
• Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 122.6 (2025)
• International tourism, number of arrivals — 487,000 (2019)
• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 50.55% (2022)

Every indicator for Northern Mariana Islands is on the Northern Mariana Islands data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Northern Mariana Islands's export unit value index (2015 = 100)?

138.9 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 659.02% from 18.3 in 2000 (8.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 196.6 in 2016 and the lowest 18.1 in 2001.

How does Northern Mariana Islands rank?

99th highest of 202 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in export unit value index (2015 = 100) unusual for Northern Mariana Islands?

In 2025, Northern Mariana Islands' export unit value index (2015 = 100) fell 10.1 on 2024 (from 149 to 138.9). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +5.45 and a typical year strayed about 29.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.UVI.MRCH.XD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), uri: http://unctadstat.unctad.org Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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