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Global growth holds up, but investment and uncertainty weigh on the outlook

A bar chart showing that tariffs rose significantly in 2025, especially in manufacturing

10 trends shaping global trade in 2026

Fishing village, Myanmar.

Beyond GDP: What else matters and how to measure it?

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Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

What are the trends redefining global trade in 2026?

Read the Global Trade Update

What are the trends redefining global trade in 2026?

Read the Global Trade Update

A worker works inside a pipe on a pipeline construction

Global growth holds up, but investment and uncertainty weigh on the outlook

A bar chart showing that tariffs rose significantly in 2025, especially in manufacturing

10 trends shaping global trade in 2026

Fishing village, Myanmar.

Beyond GDP: What else matters and how to measure it?

Solar power aerial view.

Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

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Global Trade Update (January 2026): Top trends redefining global trade in 2026

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The reform of international investment agreements – state of play

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Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026

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Handbook of Statistics 2025

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Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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E-commerce logistics management.

23 Dec 2025

Stronger statistics to measure e-commerce and the digital economy

22 Dec 2025

AI is transforming entrepreneurship. What needs to happen next?

17 Dec 2025

Tajikistan: Digital transformation reshaping trade and connectivity

16 Dec 2025

Consumer product safety: New global principles adopted at UN

16 Dec 2025

2025: The most-read stories reflecting key forces in the global economy

15 Dec 2025

Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

12 Dec 2025

Sustainability reporting: Global leaders honoured at annual UNCTAD award

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Data stories

A bar chart showing that global trade growth remains strong in 2025, but slowed in 3rd and 4th quarters

Global trade to hit record $35 trillion despite slowing momentum

Graph showing that world trade and the global financial cycle move in sync

Over 90% of global trade now depends on finance, deepening vulnerabilities

A graph showing that global growth shows no signs of picking up in the near term

Global growth expected to slow to 2.6% through 2026

A graph showing Gaza's GDP per capita plummeted to $161 in 2024, among the lowest in the world

Gaza’s economy collapsed 83% in 2024, pushing all 2.3 million people into poverty

Global heating pushes temperatures into danger zone

GDP and CO2 emissions: Record temperatures heighten urgency to break the link

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Meetings and events

22 January 2026

Webinar on disseminating the 2025 Review of Maritime Transport with special reference to Africa

23 – 27 January 2026

Advisory mission on trade in services statistics to Grenada

26 – 30 January 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 5 in Ghana

26 January – 3 February 2026

Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, 90th session

29 January – 2 February 2026

Advisory mission on trade in services statistics to Dominica

1 – 5 February 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Launch of Cycle 4 and Module 1 in Maldives

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Videos

Global trade poised for a record-breaking 2025 as flows expected to surge past $35 trillion

On the brink – a conversation with Rebeca Grynspan and Mariana Mazzucato

On the Brink: Trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

Secretary-General statements

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 13 September 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

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11 December 2025

2nd AfCFTA Business Forum

1 December 2025

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, 9th session

25 November 2025

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

19 November 2025

Knowledge Summit 2025