Trade Analysis

With one more ratification, the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries will unlock the full potential of a $16 trillion market with over 4 billion people.

The UN Trade Forum 2023 will highlight how developing countries can use trade to tackle global challenges including protecting the ocean, reducing digital and gender inequalities, and building more resilient economies.

World trade hit a record $32 trillion in 2022, but growth turned negative in the last half of the year. Environmentally friendly products defied the trend.

The UN welcomes the extension of the initiative, which has moved 25 million metric tons of grains and foodstuffs, helping to bring down food prices and stabilize global markets.

Creative industries can play a critical role in building more resilient, sustainable and inclusive economies in the world’s most vulnerable countries.

UNCTAD calls for reforms to existing rules to help the continent’s companies take advantage of African free trade agreements.

As food becomes more expensive to import, it becomes even harder for developing countries to keep millions of people from going hungry.

A new UNCTAD report examines the plant’s economic, environmental and social potential

Geopolitical tensions, high energy prices, rising interest rates and persistent inflation are expected to constrain global trade next year.

The annual Handbook of Statistics provides timely and reliable data on a wide range of economic and trade indicators so policymakers can take evidence-based decisions.