In 2022, the global trade value of goods exported throughout the world amounted to approximately 24.9 trillion U.S. dollars at current prices. In comparison, this figure stood at around 6.45 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000. The rise in the value of goods exported around the world reflects developments in international trade, globalization, and advances in technology.
Export trade
Global trade refers to the exchange of capital, goods and services between different countries and territories. The export of trade goods refers to goods sold internationally which were grown, produced, or manufactured in another country.
Who are the leading importers and exporters of trade goods?
Data refers to worldwide exports at current prices. The source does not provide an exact date of release for data. In this statistic, date of access is used in lieu of date of release.
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UNCTAD. (August 25, 2023). Trends in global export value of trade in goods from 1950 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/
UNCTAD. "Trends in global export value of trade in goods from 1950 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/
UNCTAD. (2023). Trends in global export value of trade in goods from 1950 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/
UNCTAD. "Trends in Global Export Value of Trade in Goods from 1950 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/
UNCTAD, Trends in global export value of trade in goods from 1950 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/ (last visited October 10, 2024)
Trends in global export value of trade in goods from 1950 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, August 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264682/worldwide-export-volume-in-the-trade-since-1950/