October 2013
Total merchandise trade Value, mn $ 2012 17 930 469 18 187 904
Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
Share 2005 2012 100 100 100 100
Annual Percentage Change 2005-12 2011 2012 8 20 0 8 19 0
World exports by product, 2000-12 (in value terms) 14000
Leading exporters European Union (27) extra-EU (27) exports China United States Japan Korea, Republic of Russian Federation Hong Kong, China domestic exports re-exports Canada Singapore domestic exports re-exports
5 803 284 2 166 754 2 048 714 1 545 709 798 568 547 870 529 255 492 907 22 371 470 537 454 794 408 393 228 176 180 192
40 13 7 9 6 3 2 0 4 2 1 1
32 12 11 9 4 3 3 0 3 2 1 1
6 7 14 7 5 10 11 7 -2 7 3 9 9 8
18 21 20 16 7 19 30 14 14 14 17 16 23 10
-4 0 8 4 -3 -1 1 8 33 7 1 0 2 -3
Leading importers European Union (27) extra-EU (27) imports United States China Japan Korea, Republic of Hong Kong, China retained imports Canada a India Singapore retained imports Mexico
5 937 635 2 301 104 2 335 537 1 818 405 885 843 553 486 82 950 519 584 489 668 462 369 379 723 199 531 370 746
40 14 16 6 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 2
33 13 13 10 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 2
6 7 4 15 7 8 13 10 18 5 9 10 7
17 18 15 25 23 16 30 23 33 15 18 27 16
-6 -4 3 4 4 8 15 -1 5 3 4 11 6
12000
Billion dollars
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Agriculture Fuels and Mining Manufactures
Log. scale 10000
World merchandise trade volume by major product group, 1950-2012 (Volume indices, 1950=100) Average annual percentage change 1950-2012 Total exports Manufactures Mining products Agricultural products
6.0 7.0 4.0 3.5
Manufactures Fuels and mining products
1000
Agricultural products
100 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Exports of merchandise products of world and regions by destination, 2012 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.) World
North America
6564.0
6000
1200
5333.4
201.9
1151.4
3035.1
3000
800 600
488.2
400
2000 787.1
1000
713.8
580.0
549.8
379.9 216.9
200
EUR
ASI
NAX
CSC
MEA
AFR
NAX
CIS
ASI
EUR
Europe
37.7
MEA
AFR
450 400
3500
350
3000 2500 2000 642.6
1000
245.3
500
210.8
CIS
CSC
250
300 250 200
148.7
126.8 37.0
50
123.9
0
20.3
13.9
ASI
NAX
CIS
AFR
MEA
CSC
EUR
731.6
CIS
ASI
NAX
MEA
AFR
3012.4
115.7
100
39.4
0 ASI
EUR
MEA
a Imports are valued f.o.b.
NAX
AFR
975.5 260.3
500 10.8
7.1
CSC
CIS
80.9 17.1
30.3
1.8
ASI
NAX
AFR
MEA
CSC
CIS
10074.8
855.1
1000 118.0
73.9
10000
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
200
100
World exports by economic grouping
1500
148.2
CIS
12000
2000
400
MEA
159.7
EUR
2500
500
AFR
150
CSC
3000
600
EUR
240.4
200
Asia 3500
ASI
0
Middle East
300
NAX
50
7.1
0 EUR
8.2
Africa
430.0
100
208.3
17.0
300
150
492.5
20.9
0
Billion dollars
4382.8
4000
1500
100
18.0
500
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
CSC
127.5
150
CIS
5000
700
172.1
50
75.0
0
0
800
186.8
200
Billion dollars
4000
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
250
1000
5000
4500
South and Central America
1400
Billion dollars
7000
196.2
8000
6938.6
6000 4000 2000
176.5
120.6
AFR
CIS
0
245.3 0
ASI
EUR
NAX
MEA
CSC
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2013
Trade in Agricultural Products Value, mn $ 2012 1 656 711 1 744 583
Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
Share 2005 2012 100 100 100 100
Annual Percentage Change 2005-12 2011 2012 0 0 0 10 22 2
World exports by product, 2000-12 (in value terms)
14000
612 939 162 882 171 909 86 435 66 175 62 834 45 023 43 151 42 395 42 030 38 405 33 948
44 10 10 4 3 5 2 2 1 2 2 2
37 10 10 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
7 10 11 14 13 6 18 12 22 13 9 14
18 23 18 26 25 15 34 31 49 35 38 35
Leading importers European Union (27) extra-EU (27) imports China United States Japan Russian Federation a, b Canada b Korea, Republic of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Mexico b India Hong Kong, China
623 242 173 185 156 823 141 849 93 724 41 983 37 909 33 076 29 291 27 076 25 668 25 003
45 13 5 11 7 2 2 2 1 1 1
36 10 9 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 -
6 6 19 6 5 14 8 10 18 7 19 12
17 21 34 18 24 19 14 30 18 24 26 17
1 375 255 1 458 083
80 80
83 84
10 11
21 21
Food products Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
-2 3 2 0 2 4 -6 -5 23 -12 3 -13
12000 10000
Billion dollars
Leading exporters European Union (27) extra-EU (27) exports United States Brazil China Canada Indonesia Argentina India Thailand Australia Malaysia
8000 6000 4000 2000 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Agriculture Fuels and Mining Manufactures
-5 Log. scale -7 10000 8 3 -2 -3 4 -5 40 1000 -7 14 3 1 5
World merchandise trade volume by major product group, 1950-2012 (Volume indices, 1950=100) Average annual percentage change 1950-2012 Total exports Manufactures Mining products
6.0 7.0 4.0
Manufactures Fuels and mining products
Agricultural products
100 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Exports of agricultural products of world and regions by destination, 2012 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.) World
North America
663.8
120
600
400 300
201.4
200 93.8 100
90.1
67.6
66.9
CSC
CIS
97.7
80 60 40
23.1
20
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
MEA
ASI
NAX
EUR
Europe 501.3
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
200
5.8
3.4
AFR
MEA
CIS
20
47.7
27.6
25.9
24.9
21.5
7.0
ASI
NAX
AFR
CIS
MEA
CSC
ASI
20.0
EUR
CSC
NAX
MEA
AFR
CIS
25 20.3
8.9
10
6.7
6.6
0.6
20 13.5
15
12.5
10 4.6
3.1
5 0.2
0
1.5
1.1
CSC
CIS
0 CIS
EUR
ASI
Middle East
MEA
AFR
CSC
NAX
EUR
AFR
ASI
NAX
MEA
World exports by economic grouping
Asia
14.9
7.3
Africa
15
250
14.8
0
5
0
228.5
1000
912.4
200
14
10 8
5.8
6
Billion dollars
800
12
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
27.3
30 20.6
300
EUR
35.5
30
10
20
400
16
CSC
40
CIS
500
18
8.2
25
600
100
48.3
12.5
17.6
0
0
57.7
50
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
462.8
500
101.7
100
South and Central America 60
Billion dollars
700
150 100
2.6
4
48.2 2.2
2
50
1.3 0.6
0 MEA
ASI
EUR
AFR
a Imports are valued f.o.b. b Includes Secretariat estimates.
CIS
NAX
0.1 CSC
667.1
600 400
44.6 24.0
22.7
200 8.4
66.9
5.8
0
0 ASI
EUR
NAX
MEA
AFR
CIS
CSC
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2013
Trade in fuels and mining products Value, mn $ 2012 4 138 927 4 245 137
Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
Share 2005 2012 100 100 100 100
Annual Percentage Change 2005-12 2011 2012 12 33 35 12 34 34
World exports by product, 2000-12 (in value terms) 14000
Leading exporters European Union (27) extra-EU (27) exports Russian Federation Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of a United States Australia Canada United Arab Emirates Norway Qatar a Kuwait a Nigeria a
12000
682 456 215 388 377 337 325 580 187 183 160 344 148 896 129 206 120 712 115 767 112 301 103 754
18 5 10 9 3 3 5 3 4 1 2 3
16 5 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
11 13 12 10 20 19 8 12 6 23 12 11
34 37 34 47 44 34 27 58 28 59 56 37
2 6 0 2 1 -8 -3 8 3 15 16 2
Leading importers European Union (27) extra-EU (27) imports China United States Japan Korea, Republic of India Singapore retained imports Taipei, Chinese Turkey Canada b
1 263 011 795 943 533 783 485 873 361 071 227 229 210 285 129 715 109 993 88 845 68 106 64 797
34 21 6 18 9 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
30 19 12 13 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
10 10 23 7 11 15 19 18 16 12 13 9
33 33 38 28 35 40 43 47 54 21 28 33
-1 World merchandise trade volume by major product group, Log. scale 1950-2012 (Volume indices, 1950=100) -1 10000 Average annual percentage change 3 1950-2012 -7 Total exports 6.0 Manufactures 7.0 5 Mining products 4.0 3 Manufactures 15 3 Fuels and mining 11 1000 products 5 4 Agricultural products -6
Fuels Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
3 374 854 446 240
80 80
82 82
12 16
37 28
5 -9
Billion dollars
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Agriculture Fuels and Mining Manufactures
100 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Exports of fuels and mining products of world and regions by destination, 2012 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.) World
North America 250
1611
1600
1399
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
1200 1000 577
600 400
108
83
150 100 60.0
61
EUR
NAX
CSC
56.4
AFR
MEA
NAX
CIS
EUR
ASI
Europe 600
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
500 400 300 200 46.4
45.5
37.4
13.6
8.2
ASI
AFR
2.1
0.8
AFR
MEA
CIS
ASI
MEA
CIS
250 338.4
300 200
ASI
Middle East
CIS
NAX
6.5
1.8
MEA
CSC
3.2
500
500
Billion dollars
600
400 300 93.1
92.8 32.8
0 ASI
EUR
NAX
MEA
a Includes Secretariat estimates. b Imports are valued f.o.b.
AFR
6.1
0.2
CSC
CIS
MEA
AFR
CIS
3.2
0.3
MEA
CIS
130.6
100 27.4
25.8
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
CSC
World exports by economic grouping 2500 2220
574.9 2000
400 300 200 100
20.1
EUR
169.2
150
AFR
Billion dollars
613.4
100
200
Asia
600
CSC
0
700
200
NAX
50
49.4
EUR
0.2
61.3
92.3 28.3
CSC
1.9
Africa
500 400
3.0
0
300
8.1
700
Billion dollars
CSC
0 NAX
45.0 40
600
100
0 EUR
60
CIS
656.0
100
71.3
80
20
4.0
Billion dollars
700
96.8
49.1
0
0
98.0
100
50
176
200 ASI
228.8
200
1400
800
South and Central America 120
Billion dollars
1800
37.6 EUR
21.7 NAX
1000 500
23.0 13.9
13.8
0 ASI
1735
1500
MEA
CSC
AFR
1.5 CIS
61
0 DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2013
Trade in Manufactures Value, mn $ 2012 11 489 647 11 967 771
Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
Share 2005 2012 100 100 100 100
Annual Percentage Change 2005-12 2011 2012 7 19 0 7 20 0
World exports by product, 2000-12 (in value terms) 14000
Leading exporters European Union (27) extra-EU (27) exports China a United States Japan Korea, Republic of Hong Kong, China domestic exports re-exports Singapore domestic exports re-exports
4 384 529 1 714 501 1 924 928 1 101 976 709 557 462 639 423 205 5 203 418 002 282 708 133 361 151 889
45 15 10 10 7 4 4 0 4 3 1 1
38 15 17 10 6 4 0 2 1 1
4 7 16 6 4 9 6 -15 7 6 6 7
16 18 20 11 7 15 9 -14 10 10 11 8
Leading importers European Union (27) extra-EU (27) imports United States China a, b Hong Kong, China retained imports Japan Canada c Mexico a, c Korea, Republic of Russian Federation c, d
3 905 122 1 235 094 1 617 781 1 058 812 453 093 35 091 417 772 340 404 289 835 257 417 253 116
41 12 16 6 4 0 4 3 3 3 2
33 10 14 9 0 3 3 2 2 2
3 4 4 12 7 14 6 5 7 7 20
13 10 11 16 11 30 16 11 12 12 34
-8 10000 -7 6 3 5 18 4 5 1000 8 -4 3
Office and Telecom Equipment Total exports f.o.b. Total imports c.i.f.
1 673 650 2 134 210
17 18
15 19
4 7
22 18
-1 -2
12000
-5 0 9 5 -2 -2 4 -11 4 1 0 1
Billion dollars
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Agriculture Fuels and Mining Manufactures
World merchandise trade volume by major product group, 1950-2012 (Volume indices, 1950=100)
Log. scale
Average annual percentage change 1950-2012 Total exports Manufactures Mining products Agricultural products
6.0 7.0 4.0 3.5
Manufactures Fuels and mining products
Agricultural products
100 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Exports of manufactures of world and regions by destination, 2012 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.) World
North America 800
5000 4295
4000
700 3116
Billion dollars
3000 2192
2500 2000 1500
500 400
308
300
248
521
506
500
418
357
62
100
ASI
NAX
CSC
MEA
CIS
24 NAX
AFR
ASI
EUR
Europe 3500
CIS
CSC
2000 1500
500
412
35
50 40 21
159
146
0 EUR
ASI
NAX
CIS
MEA
AFR
7
10
106
8
5
CIS
EUR
Middle East
ASI
MEA
NAX
CSC
42
40 20
16
10
6
4
CIS
CSC
0 MEA
EUR
NAX
AFR
7000
ASI
NAX
MEA
0
CSC
CIS
6672
6000
1500 1000
899
743
5000
4317
4000 3000 2000
500
209
165
134
111
MEA
CSC
AFR
CIS
418
1000 0
ASI
NAX
EUR
a Includes significant shipments through processing zones b Includes Secretariat estimates. c In 2012, China reported imports of manufactures from China amounting to $141.4 billion. For further information, see the Metadata. d Imports are valued f.o.b.
AFR
World exports by economic grouping
0 ASI
6
8000
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
62
9
3
Asia
60
24
12
EUR
2128
30
20
AFR
2000
50
25
5
2500
90 70
1 CIS
0
CSC
93
1 MEA
30
10
4
0
80
AFR
30
15
20
210
ASI
Africa
58
60
EUR
40
30 539
NAX
42
45
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
AFR
4
0
70
1000
16
14
77
80
2500
Billion dollars
MEA
24
CIS 90
3138
3000
100
CSC
58
60
20
0
0
80
40
143
200
1000
EUR
94
100
600
3500 Billion dollars
120
Billion dollars
4500
South and Central America
783
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2013
Technical Notes Composition of regions and LDCs: North America (NAX): Bermuda Canada* Mexico* United States of America* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified. South and Central America and the Caribbean (CSC): Antigua and Barbuda* Brazil* Ecuador* Jamaica* Saint Lucia* Argentina* Chile* El Salvador* Netherlands Antilles Saint Vincent and the Grenadines* Bahamas** Colombia* Grenada* Nicaragua* Suriname* Barbados* Costa Rica* Guatemala* Panama* Trinidad and Tobago* Belize* Cuba* Guyana* Paraguay* Uruguay* Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela* Dominica* Haiti* Peru* Bolivia* Dominican Republic* Honduras* Saint Kitts and Nevis* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified. Europe (EUR): Andorra** Denmark* Iceland* Montenegro* Slovenia* Austria* Estonia* Ireland* Netherlands* Spain* Belgium* Finland* Italy* Norway* Sweden* Bosnia and Herzegovina** France* Latvia* Poland* Switzerland* Bulgaria* FYR Macedonia* Liechtenstein Portugal* Turkey* Croatia* Germany* Lithuania* Romania* United Kingdom* Cyprus* Greece* Luxembourg* Serbia** Czech Republic* Hungary* Malta* Slovak Republic* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified . Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) a : Armenia* Georgia a * Moldova* Turkmenistan Azerbaijan** Kazakhstan** Russian Federation* Ukraine* Belarus** Kyrgyz Republic* Tajikistan* Uzbekistan** Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified . Africa (AFR): Algeria** Congo* Guinea* Morocco* South Africa* Angola* Congo Dem. Rep. of* Guinea-Bissau* Mozambique* Sudan**Benin* Côte d'Ivoire* Kenya* Namibia* Swaziland* Botswana* Djibouti* Lesotho* Niger* Tanzania* Burkina Faso* Egypt* Liberia Nigeria* Togo* Burundi* Equatorial Guinea** Libyan Arab Jamahiriya** Rwanda* Tunisia* Cameroon* Eritrea Madagascar* Sao Tome and Principe** Uganda* Cape Verde* Ethiopia** Malawi* Senegal* Zambia* Central African Republic* Gabon* Mali* Seychelles** Zimbabwe* Chad* Gambia* Mauritania* Sierra Leone* Comoros Ghana* Mauritius* Somalia Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified. Middle East (MEA): Bahrain* Israel* Lebanon** Saudi Arabia* Yemen** Iran Islamic Rep. of** Jordan* Oman* Syrian Arab Republic Iraq** Kuwait* Qatar* United Arab Emirates* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified. Asia (including Oceania) (ASI): Afghanistan** Hong Kong China* Malaysia* Papua New Guinea* Tonga* Australia* India* Maldives* Philippines* Tuvalu Bangladesh* Indonesia* Mongolia* Samoa* Vanuatu* Bhutan** Japan* Myanmar* Singapore* Viet Nam* Brunei Darussalam* Kiribati Nepal* Solomon Islands* Cambodia* Korea Republic of* New Zealand* Sri Lanka* China* Lao People's Dem. Rep.* Pakistan* Taipei Chinese* Fiji* Macao China* Palau Thailand* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified. * WTO members
** Observer governments
a
Georgia is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States but is included in this group for reasons of geography and similarities in economic structure. Developed economies (DVD): North America (excl. Mexico); European Union (27); EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland); Australia, Japan and New Zealand; Developing economies (DVG): Africa; Asia excl. Australia, Japan, and New Zealand; Europe excl. the European Union (27) and EFTA; Latin America (incl. Mexico); Middle East; Least-developed countries (LDCs): Afghanistan Chad Haiti Mozambique Somalia Angola Comoros Kiribati Myanmar Sudan Bangladesh Congo Dem. Rep. of Lao People's Dem. Rep. Nepal Timor Leste Benin Djibouti Lesotho Niger Togo Bhutan Equatorial Guinea Liberia Rwanda Tuvalu Burkina Faso Eritrea Madagascar Samoa Uganda Burundi Ethiopia Malawi Sao Tome and Principe United Republic of Tanzania Cambodia Gambia Senegal Vanuatu Guinea Mali Sierra Leone Yemen Central African Republic Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Solomon Islands Zambia
Note: Retained imports are approximated through imports less re-exports Products All product groups are defined according to Revision 3 of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). A. Primary products (i) Agricultural products (SITC sections 0, 1, 2 and 4 minus divisions 27 and 28) of which, - Food (SITC sections 0, 1, 4 and division 22) of which, 0 - Food and live animals 1 - Beverages and tobacco 4 - Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 22 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (ii) Fuels and mining products (SITC section 3 and divisions 27, 28, 68) of which, - Ores and other minerals (SITC divisions 27, 28) of which, 27 - Crude fertilizers, other than those of division 56, and crude minerals (excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones) 28 - Metalliferous ores and metal scrap - Fuels (SITC section 3) - Non-ferrous metals (SITC division 68) B. Manufactures (SITC sections 5, 6, 7, 8 minus division 68 and group 891) (i) Iron and steel (SITC division 67) (ii) Chemicals (SITC section 5) (iii) Other semi-manufactures (SITC divisions 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69) (iv) Machinery and transport equipment (SITC section 7) (v) Textiles (SITC division 65) (vi) Clothing (SITC division 84) (vii) Other manufactures (SITC divisions 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89 excluding group 891) C. Other products: commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere (including gold); arms and ammunition (SITC section 9 and group 891) 9- Commodities and transactions not classfied elsewhere in SITC 891 - Arms and Ammunition
Symbols and abbreviations: bn $ billion US dollars
Source: WTO Secretariat