Pepsi for tomato paste, sticky rice for aircraft and mackerel for puffins are just some of the weirdest examples of barter, a system you may think died out centuries ago. The reality is barter has remained surprisingly prevalent for all sorts of reasons, from a way of getting around trade and currency embargoes to a means for countries and organisations lacking hard cash to acquire goods and services.

Join us as we look back over recent history and reveal some of the most peculiar countertrade deals that actually happened. 

All dollar amounts in US dollars.