Introduction
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2023 provides a wide range of statistics and indicators relevant to the analysis of international trade, economy, investment, maritime transport, and...
Author: Sonia Blachier
International merchandise trade
International merchandise trade value continued to increase in 2022 (+11.4%), albeit at a slower pace than in 2021.
International trade in services
After the pandemic-driven decline in 2020, trade in services exceeded pre-pandemic levels only in 2022 (+14.8%).
Economic trends
Real GDP growth was 3.1% in 2022, after 5.9% in 2021, and is nowcast to slow down to 2.2% in 2023.
Population
The world population surpassed 8 billion in 2022, despite a slowdown of population growth, accentuated by the pandemic.
Maritime transport
Globally, 4.6 million port calls were recorded in 2022 with an increase of 6.2% from 2021.
Classifications
Classification of economies UNCTAD’s classification of economies into developing and developed is intended for statistical convenience and does not express judgement about the stage reached by...
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...