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We monitor trends and provide evidence-based analysis to make international trade an engine for sustainable development.

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Non-tariff measures (NTMs)

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Data, Statistics and Trends in International Trade

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Voluntary Sustainability Standards

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Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Capacity building for trade policy analysis

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Creative Economy Programme

Global trade update

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This quarterly report provides insight on key trends in world trade. It provides up-to-date analysis on the evolution of imports and exports for different regions and economic sectors, and provides short-term forecasts.

World Tariff Profiles

Jointly produced by the WTO, UNCTAD and the International Trade Centre, this annual report provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over 170 countries and customs territories.

Evolution of the world's 25 top trading nations

Discover in less than one minute the evolution of the main trading nations of the world, from 1978 to 2020.

News

Port of Rouen, France. Unloading of cocoa in bulk from Ivory Coast.

More than 100 countries depend on commodity exports

Heavy dependence on commodities has increased globally, leaving about two-thirds of developing countries vulnerable to economic shocks such as sharp commodity price fluctuations.

Voluntary sustainability standards

Minding the gap to foster better trade for sustainable development

By Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba, Niematallah E. A. Elamin and Axel Marx

Carbon emissions

EU should consider trade impacts of new climate change mechanism

The mechanism could help avoid “carbon leakage”, but its impact on climate change would be limited – only a 0.1% drop in global CO2 emissions – with higher trade costs for developing countries.

Tanzania

Global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to COVID-19 impact on tourism

Economic losses are mounting in developing countries due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations.

Projects

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Non-tariff measures cost-effectiveness toolkit

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PACER Plus transparency and trade portals

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AfCFTA non-tariff barriers elimination and transparency

Recent publications

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World Tariff Profiles 2021

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A European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Implications for developing countries

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COVID-19 and tourism - An update

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Global Trade Update (May 2021)

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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) export potential to the European Union

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Economic Nowcasting with Long Short-term Memory Artificial Neural Networks (LSTM)

Events and meetings

Global Services Forum - Session 6: Business opportunities in the new era of Global Services

Global Services Forum - Session 5: Promoting the participation of developing regions in global information and communications technology-enabled services trade

Global Services Forum - Session 4: More resilient and sustainable tourism for the post-pandemic recovery

Global Services Forum - Session 3: Create, innovate, recover: Digitalizing creative industries for a sustainable recovery in Africa

Documents and publications

Better Trade for Sustainable Development: The role of voluntary sustainability standards

Developing Countries in International Trade Studies

UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2021/2 - 03 Sep 2021

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World Tariff Profiles 2021

14 Jul 2021

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A European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Implications for developing countries

UNCTAD/OSG/INF/2021/2 - 14 Jul 2021

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COVID-19 and tourism - An update

UNCTAD/DITC/INF/2021/3 - 30 Jun 2021

English