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