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New 2013 editions

New Data on global value chains

*OUFSOBUJPOBM 5SBEF 4UBUJTUJDT International Trade Statistics 2013 offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in world trade, covering trade in merchandise and commercial services as well as, for the first time, trade in global value chains.

Each chapter is introduced by a key developments section that identifies the most salient trends in the data, illustrating them with charts and maps. A methodological chapter explains essential concepts and definitions used in compiling the statistics. t

Charts and maps highlight the latest developments in world trade t Over 100 tables provide detailed breakdowns of all aspects of trade data This year’s edition provides data up to the end of 2012.

INTRODUCTION

WTO members and observers

International Trade Statistics is an invaluable reference tool for researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in international trade.

Composition of geographical regions

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North America

WTO members

Others

WTO observers

South/Central America

Commonwealth of Independent States

Albania Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia, Plurinational State of Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada

Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia

European Union (formerly European Communities) Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland

Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines

Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait, the State of Kyrgyz Republic Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao, China Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania

Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden

Europe

Africa

WTO members (as of 15 August 2013)*

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Middle East

Asia

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WTO observers (as of 15 August 2013)*

Switzerland Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe

Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Azerbaijan Bahamas Belarus Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Comoros Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Holy See (Vatican) Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Lebanese Republic Liberia, Republic of Libya Sao Tomé and Principe

Serbia Seychelles Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Uzbekistan Yemen

* The cut-off date for data compilation for this publication was 15 August 2013.

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Top five merchandise exporters represent 36% of world exports, almost same share as the largest RTAs

t EU merchandise exports stagnated in 2012, reflecting uncertainty in the euro area.

(value of exports and percentage share in world trade)

t In South and Central America, growth of merchandise exports from both MERCOSUR and the Andean Community declined by nearly 30 percentage points in 2012, from 26 per cent and 35 per cent growth in 2011 to -5 per cent and 5 per cent growth in 2012, respectively.

EU27 2,167

EU27

(US$ billion)

12%

2,371

ASEAN

(US$ billion)

1,253 Asean (US$ billion) 13%

t Merchandise exports of leastdeveloped countries plunged to 1 per cent growth in 2012, from 25 per cent in 2011. Their share of world merchandise exports remains at 1 per cent.

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World maps

I WORLD TRADE DEVELOPMENTS

t Developed economies export more than half of world merchandise exports but saw a decline of 3 per cent in their exports in 2012. In contrast, exports of developing countries went up by 4 per cent.

Merchandise exports by regional trade agreement (RTA) 2012

NAFTA

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t Growth of merchandise exports was greater in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), rising by 4.5 per cent in 2012, than in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) or the European Union.

SADC 208 (US$ billion)

MERCOSUR

1%

340 (US$ billion)

Share in world merchandise exports 2012

2%

1.1% 17.4%

China

United States

11.4%

United States

17.2

Japan

7.4

8.6%

Canada

18.9

Mexico

14.0

Germany

7.8%

France

9.5

United States

7.9

Japan

4.5%

China

Netherlands 18.1

United States

17.8

Economies by size of merchandise trade 2012

3.7%

Germany

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Top five merchandise exporters (percentage share in world trade and main export partners)

Note: EU – European Union; MERCOSUR – Southern Common Market; NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement; SADC – Southern African Development Community. Percentages represent shares in world merchandise trade excluding Hong Kong re-exports.

Economies by size of trade in commercial services 2012

24.3

Belgium

11.8

BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) LDCs (Least-developed countries)

Korea, Republic of

4.3

China

7.2

Netherlands

6.4

Korea, Republic of

7.7

France

8.5

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depict global trends and provide detailed data

250-500

500-1000

>1000

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US$ billion

51%

42%

The top ten merchandise traders accounted for just over half of world merchandise trade in 2012

Developing economies accounted for 42% of world merchandise trade in 2012

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US$ 17.3 tn Merchandise exports of WTO members totalled US$ 17.3 trillion in 2012

49%

35%

The top ten traders in commercial services accounted for almost half of world trade in commercial services in 2012

Developing economies accounted for 35% of world trade in commercial services in 2012

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US$ 4.25 tn Exports of commercial services by WTO members totalled US$ 4.25 trillion in 2012

Where to find more: www.wto.org/its2013: Tables A8 and Table A9

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Unrivalled coverage of world tariffs

The publication summarizes the market access that each country offers to imports as well as the market access conditions faced by its products in its major export markets. The profiles show both the maximum tariff rates that are legally “bound” in the WTO and the rates that countries actually apply.

The technical annex in this year’s issue focuses on WTO members’ participation in regional trade agreements (RTAs), with complementary data provided on tariff elimination in RTAs notified under the WTO’s Transparency Mechanism.

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The data provided include basic economic indicators (such as gross domestic product or GDP), trade policy indicators (such as tariffs, import duties, the number of disputes, notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force), merchandise trade flows (broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations), services trade flows (with a breakdown by major components) and industrial property indicators.

With one page devoted to each economy, Trade Profiles offers a concise overview of global trade.

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