Category: Highlights

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.