Statistics

We work to ensure the numbers add up to inform and improve policy recommendations

Reliable statistics are indispensable for the analysis of international trade, investment and development and the formulation of effective policies to foster inclusive and sustainable social and economic development.

To ensure the impartiality and high quality of UNCTAD's statistics, we apply rigorously:

UNCTADstat

Explore UNCTAD statistics, weekly updates of our trade and GDP nowcasts, key indicators in Country Profiles and a selection of infographics.

Counting the costs of achieving the Global Goals

New data and UNCTAD analysis show how much developing countries need to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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News

A woman sorts through trash in Indonesia

UNCTAD’s inclusive growth index underscores need to move beyond GDP

The tool helps countries know who is benefiting from economic growth, whether it’s environmentally sustainable and other indicators of progress.

17 Nov 2023

Despite anticipated ‘soft landing’ of US economy, UNCTAD warns of stalling and divergent global growth

The Trade and Development Report 2023 projects world economic growth to slow from 3% in 2022 to 2.4% in 2023, calling for global financial reforms and more pragmatic policies to tackle pressing challenges.

4 Oct 2023

E-learning services protect the right to education when students were affected by recurring floods in Sudan.

Digitally deliverable services boom risks leaving least developed countries behind

UNCTAD steps up advocacy for global support to help vulnerable economies leverage digital trade for inclusive and sustainable development.

28 Sep 2023

People transport fruits and vegetables in small boats in a country in Asia

UNCTAD counts the costs of achieving sustainable development goals

New analysis fills data gaps, helping countries know how much they need to spend – and how best to allocate financial resources.

18 Sep 2023

Featured Podcast

Population pressure: What do 8 billion people (and more) mean for the world’s resources and development?

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about the growing global population and its implications for a sustainable future with Anu Peltola, officer-in-charge of statistics at UNCTAD.

Programmes and projects

Illicit Financial Flows

Productive Capacities Index

Trade-in-Services Statistics Information System (TiSSTAT)

BioTrade

South-South cooperation to finance the SDGs

UEMOA - Strengthening Statistics on International Trade-in-Services

Data and statistics for more gender-responsive trade policies in Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia

E-learning Tools on Statistics

Handbook of Statistics

The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics provides users with access to internationally comparable sets of data, in addition to facilitating the work of the UNCTAD secretariat.

Classic PDF version
Quick links: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019

eHandbook website
hbs.unctad.org

Fact sheets

These fact sheets are designed to provide a short summary overview for a selection of topics or an introduction to a selection of indicators. The topic factsheets are typically taken from the Handbook of Statistics where accompanying tables can be found.

International merchandise trade

International trade in services

Economic trends

Population

Maritime transport