UNCTAD Statistics
Statistics is an inherent part of UNCTAD. Being the United Nations' focal point for the integrated treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development, UNCTAD compiles, validates and processes a wide range of data collected from national and international sources. Most of the time series cover
long periods, with some dating back to 1948, for
almost all economies of the world.
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Statistics at a glance
Developing economies continue to gain global export share of goods and services in 2012
The preliminary figures show that developing economies continue to gain global exports shares (goods and services, Balance of Payment basis, current US dollars) by reaching unprecedented rise in 2012 and now it stands at 42%. Nevertheless, the growth rate in the same period decreased to 4%, which is much lower than average of 19% in the preceding 2010-2011 years. Furthermore, Africa's share in the world exports of goods and services remained at the same level (3%), while developing Asia continued to increase steadily over the last years reaching 33%
Developing economies' share and growth rates of goods and services exports, 2005-2012
Source: UNCTADstat
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The downward trends of primary commodities prices in 2012 (excluding fuel) seriously impacted the export performance of its major exporters, registering2.5% decrease. On the contrary, the major exporters of petroleum and gas did quite well with 5.0% increase. Nevertheless, developing economies' share in the world trade continues to improve. They now hold 44.4% of the global exports market, while in 2005 that share stood at 36.2%.
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Published: 8 May 2013