Ma'aunin ciniki shi ne bambancin jimillar darajar kayayyakin da ake shigowa da su (shigo da kaya) da kayayyakin da ake fitarwa (fitar da kaya) a cikin wani lokaci da aka ƙayyade. Idan muka lissafa jimillar darajar kayan da ake shigowa da su a gefe guda, da jimillar darajar kayan da ake fitarwa a ɗayan gefen, za mu iya gano ma'aunin ciniki. Don haka idan darajar kayan da muke fitarwa ta zarce ta kayan da muke shigowa da su, to ma'aunin ciniki a wannan yanayin zai kasance a cikin amfaninmu, saboda sauran ƙasashe suna bin Gwamnati bashin bambancin da ke tsakanin darajar fitar da kaya da shigo da kaya.

The balance of trade is the difference in total value between the visible imports and the visible exports over a period. If we were to calculate the total value of the imports on one side and the total value of exports on the other, we would be able to work out the balance of trade. So if the value of our exports exceeded that of our imports, the balance of trade would, in this case, be in our favour, because other countries owe to the State the difference between the value of the exports and imports.

Saboda haka, bukatar kasashen waje ga kudin Jiha don biyan kayayyakin da ke fitowa daga Jihar zai zarce bukatar Jihar ga kudin waje don yin haka. Duk da haka, ma'aunin cinikayya ba zai nuna ainihin hoto game da halin tattalin arzikin kasa ba. Domin kudaden shigar kasa ba a iyakance su ga riba daga cinikayyar waje kawai ba. Sauran hanyoyin samun kudin shiga su ma za a dauke su a matsayin wani bangare na kudaden shigar kasa. Sai dai ma'aunin cinikayya yana nuna ainihin hoto dangane da halin cinikayyarmu ta waje. Duk da haka, ba zai zama hikima ba a yi burin kiyaye ma'aunin cinikayya yana karkata ga amfanin Jiha a kowane lokaci. Wannan saboda Jiha na iya samun wasu manufofi masu alaka da akidarta, ko yada wannan akida, ko kuma da ci gaban masana'antu, ko biyan bukatunta, ko kuma batutuwan siyasa game da matsayin wata kasa da take da alakar cinikayya da ita da kuma yadda take nufin tsara wannan matsayi. Hakanan yana iya kasancewa da alaka da halin da ake ciki a duniya da abin da zai iya shafar shi. A cikin wannan yanayi, manufofin da Jiha ta sa a gaba za su fi bukatar cimma ma'aunin cinikayya mai kyau muhimmanci.

Therefore, foreign demand for the State’s currency to pay for commodities from the State would exceed the State’s demand for foreign currency to do the same. However, the balance of trade would not reflect the real picture about the state of the national economy. Because the national income is not only restricted to the profits from foreign trade. Other sources of income would also be considered as part of national income. The balance of trade does however reflect the real picture concerning the state of our foreign trade. It would however be unwise to aim to maintain the balance of trade tipped in favour of the State at all times. This is because the State may have other designs related to her ideology, or to the propagation of that ideology, or related to industrial development, or to fulfilling her needs, or to political issues concerning the stance of a country with whom she has trade relations and how she aims to shape that stance. It could also be related to the international situation and what may influence it. In this context, the State’s intended designs would override the need to achieve a favourable balance of trade.

Saboda haka, ko da yake ra'ayin kasuwanci zai dogara ne akan riba, a lokaci guda ya kamata ya zama daga mahangar Gwamnati, ba daga ra'ayin mutum ɗaya ba, don haka manufa da kasancewar Gwamnati su fi kowace riba ta kasuwanci muhimmanci.

Therefore, although the commercial perspective would be based on profit, it should at the same time be from the State’s perspective, not from an individual’s, thus the objective and the entity of the State should override any commercial gains.