International merchandise trade
UNCTAD nowcasts indicate a strong increase of 22.4% in the value of global merchandise trade in 2021 compared with 2020.
UNCTAD nowcasts indicate a strong increase of 22.4% in the value of global merchandise trade in 2021 compared with 2020.
20% decline in services trade in 2020 compared with 2019, biggest decline since the beginning of its recording.
Global FDI flows dropped dramatically in 2020 to almost 20% below 2009 financial crisis levels.
The volume of maritime trade slumped by 3.8% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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...
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 0 Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible. _ The symbol underscore indicates that the item is not applicable. .. Two dots...
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Liner shipping connectivity throughout the world Port container traffic Summary tables Notes For further analyses on that topic, see . References