On 31 July 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) released the latest edition of the World Trade Statistical Review, its annual flagship publication featuring key data on global trade in merchandise and commercial services.
The World Trade Statistical Review 2023 presents recent trends in international trade at a time of geopolitical and macroeconomic strains and technological challenges affecting the global economy and supply chains. The data cover merchandise and services trade broken down by geographical origin, main product groups and sectors, along with related data on key economic developments such as GDP growth, commodity prices, and exchange rate fluctuations.
The analytical chapters highlight trade trends in 2022, when world merchandise trade in volume terms rose by 2.7%, compared with 12.4% in value terms. This higher rate for trade value is largely due to price increases in primary commodities as a consequence of geopolitical tensions. Trade in commercial services outpaced merchandise trade, growing by 15%, notably led by digitally delivered services.
The analytical chapters are complemented by statistical tables, providing further details on merchandise trade and trade in commercial services.
The publication can be downloaded at:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/wtsr_2023_e.pdf
All charts and tables may be downloaded in Excel or in PDF format.
Additional data are available through the WTO statistics webpage:
www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm
And the WTO STATS Portal: