{"id":20437,"date":"2026-03-26T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=20437"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:27:31","slug":"unctad-wto-trade-data-highlights-shifting-global-trends-ahead-of-key-ministerial-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/unctad-wto-trade-data-highlights-shifting-global-trends-ahead-of-key-ministerial-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"UNCTAD-WTO trade data highlights shifting global trends ahead of key ministerial talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20438\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/container-port-shipping-maritime-transport-latin-america-caribbean-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock\/Maritime Art Blog | Container ship at a terminal in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, with gantry cranes loading and unloading cargo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Released ahead of the World Trade Organization\u2019s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon, the new data points to an expansion in global trade, but with uneven growth across countries and regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Newly released trade statistics from\u00a0<strong>UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/strong>\u00a0reveal the latest trends in global international trade by country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The timing of this data release is critical. It comes just ahead of the\u00a0<strong>WTO\u2019s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14)<\/strong>, taking place in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon from 26 to 29 March. The data can inform the members\u2019 negotiations and discussions on challenges facing the multilateral trading system and the need for reform to address key development priorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By joining forces, UNCTAD and the WTO have compiled precise and robust trade statistics, underscoring the value of close institutional collaboration in tracking global trade dynamics at a time of growing uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The longstanding collaboration between the two organizations in producing this data provides a trusted and credible evidence base that is highly needed at times of rising unilateral measures and trade tensions.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Robust growth in global trade value in 2025<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20439\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025.png 1220w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025-1024x881.png 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-trade-value-continued-its-upward-trend-in-2025-768x661.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The figures suggest that the\u00a0<strong>discussions at MC14 will take place in the context of an overall expansion of global trade in 2025<\/strong>, across both in merchandise and services, though with considerable\u00a0<strong>disparities in growth across countries and regions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2025, the\u00a0<strong>value of world merchandise exports increased by 7.2%<\/strong>. Global exports amounted to $26.3 trillion. Developing economies recorded a\u00a0modest increase in their aggregated trade surplus.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marked regional differences in merchandise export trends<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The developing economies&#8217; substantial increase of exports (+8.7%) was strongly driven by the larger representatives of that group, including China (+5.5%), Taiwan Province of China (+35.1%), Hong Kong, China (+16.7%) and Viet Nam (+16.8%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Several African least developed countries achieved high rates of growth<\/strong>, especially the Central African Republic (+110.3%), Burkina Faso (+96.4%), and Burundi (89.6%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20440\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions.webp 1240w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions-1024x756.webp 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/map-merchandise-export-trends-diverge-widely-across-regions-768x567.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Services exports post another year of strong growth<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>World services exports surpassed $9.5 trillion in 2025<\/strong>, marking another year of strong growth with an 8.2% annual increase. By region,\u00a0<strong>the highest growth of total services exports was recorded in Africa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 14% in Northern Africa and 13% in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a group, developing economies are moving towards the Sustainable Development Goal of capturing a larger share of world services exports. However, removing their five leading exporters paints a gloomier picture for the group. The remaining developing economies lost market share over the last decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All main services categories, except transport, saw solid growth in international trade.\u00a0<strong>Transport services exports grew by a modest 2% amid tariff changes and security concerns<\/strong>\u00a0affecting transport routes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20441\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth.png 1220w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/services-exports-grow-across-sectors-in-2025-with-transport-recording-slowest-growth-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source : UNCTAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Released ahead of the World Trade Organization\u2019s 14th Ministerial 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