International merchandise trade
UNCTAD nowcasts indicate a strong increase of 22.4% in the value of global merchandise trade in 2021 compared with 2020.
Author: Sonia Blachier
International trade in services
20% decline in services trade in 2020 compared with 2019, biggest decline since the beginning of its recording.
Economic trends
Global FDI flows dropped dramatically in 2020 to almost 20% below 2009 financial crisis levels.
Maritime transport
The volume of maritime trade slumped by 3.8% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classifications
Classification of economies There is no established convention for the designation of “developing” and “developed” countries or areas in the United Nations system. The designation of...
Calculation methods
Annual average growth rate The annual average growth rate over multiple years is calculated in this handbook as least squares growth rate or as exponential growth...
Abbreviations, symbols
Abbreviations Symbols 0 Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible. _ The symbol underscore indicates that the item is not applicable. .. Two dots...
Notes
The tables in this handbook represent extractions from or analytical summaries of datasets contained in the UNCTADstat Data Center, available at: https://unctadstat.unctad.org/ UNCTADstat is continuously updated...
Maritime transport indicators
Liner shipping connectivity throughout the world Port container traffic Summary tables Notes For further analyses on that topic, see . References