对等贸易是一种无需外汇,以货易货的贸易形式。近年来,它在国际贸易中发展非常迅速。70年代初世界上只有十几个国家和地区从事对等贸易,对等贸易额仅占世界贸易额的2％而到1982年达到28个,1985年猛增到100个国家与地区。据估计,目前世界贸易的5％—30％是用对等贸易方式进行。在国际军火贸易中,用对等贸易方式进行交易的历史也比较早,苏美及 Peer-to-peer trade is a form of trade that does not require foreign exchange and barter. In recent years, it has developed very rapidly in international trade. In the early 1970s, only a dozen countries and regions in the world engaged in reciprocal trade. The reciprocal trade volume accounted for only 2% of the world trade volume and reached 28 in 1982. In 1985, it increased rapidly to 100 countries and regions. It is estimated that 5% to 30% of world trade is currently conducted using a peer-to-peer trade approach. In the international arms trade, the history of trading using peer-to-peer trade is relatively early.