Data · Global Insights

Turn global data
into commercial
intelligence.

Track world trade, compare markets, detect sector momentum and identify the cross-border relationships where capital, demand and supply are converging.

WFC · GLOBAL TRADE MONITOR● LIVE DATA LAYER
$35T2025 trade
+12.5%H1 2026 goods
+10.5%H1 2026 services
South–South · $7.2T
Services exports · $9.7T
$35T
Global trade · 2025
Record high
$26.3T
Merchandise exports · 2025
+7.2%
$9.7T
Services exports · 2025
+8.3%
$7.2T
South–South goods trade
+17.2% vs 2024
28%
South–South share
vs 11% in 2000
Global Dashboard

The world economy, in one view.

Core indicators should give executives an immediate reading of trade scale, direction and structural change before they move into countries or sectors.

Global trade composition · 2025

USD Trillion
UNCTAD / WTO. Rounded presentation values.

Merchandise trade architecture · 2025

Trade blocs
UNCTAD Data Hub, updated July 2026.
WFC Insight: A major structural shift is visible beneath the headline growth: South–South merchandise trade now represents 28% of global merchandise trade, up from 11% in 2000. That makes developing-market connectivity a core commercial intelligence layer rather than a secondary one.
Trade Flow Intelligence

Where growth is coming from.

Regional and product data show which markets are becoming more important to global trade and where demand is changing fastest.

Developing-region export growth · 2025

Annual %
UNCTADstat 2026: developing Africa, Asia & Oceania, and Americas.
North ↔ North$9.8T

Trade among developed economies.

North ↔ South$8.9T

Trade between developed and developing economies.

South ↔ South$7.2T

Fast-expanding trade among developing economies.

Strategic reading: developing economies are increasingly important as both suppliers and destinations, creating new corridors for finance, logistics and market entry.
Market Signals

Data that deserves attention now.

These are the kinds of signals the WFC platform can surface automatically to guide business development and research.

+27.3%

Metals & precious materials

Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold recorded the strongest 2025 merchandise-category value growth.

Strong momentum
>11%

Telecom & computer services

Telecommunications, computer and information services continued double-digit export growth in 2025.

Digital demand
+9.3%

Finance & business services

Insurance, financial and other business services expanded strongly as digitally deliverable trade grew.

Services opportunity
−6.3%

Fuels

Fuel exports were the principal major commodity group to decline in value during 2025.

Watch volatility
Global Data Matrix

Compare markets at a glance.

A data page becomes powerful when it lets the user move from headline statistics to relative commercial positioning.

Market / RegionTrade GrowthManufacturingServicesResourcesDigitalLogisticsWFC Signal
East & Southeast AsiaHIGHHIGHHIGHMIDHIGHHIGHExpansion
North AmericaMIDHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHHigh value
EuropeMIDHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHHIGHAdvanced trade
Middle EastHIGHMIDHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHCapital hub
AfricaHIGHLOWMIDHIGHMIDMIDGrowth frontier
Latin AmericaMIDMIDMIDHIGHMIDMIDResources + nearshoring
WFC qualitative matrix for navigation and strategic discovery; not an official economic ranking.
Opportunity Intelligence

Convert signals into commercial pathways.

The data layer should ultimately answer a practical question: where should an exporter, investor, institution or service provider look next?

94

Digital & AI-linked trade

Semiconductors, ICT infrastructure and digital services continue to pull cross-border demand.

USAEast AsiaIndiaEU
91

South–South market expansion

Trade among developing economies is gaining structural weight and creating new demand networks.

AsiaAfricaGulfLatAm
90

Critical resources

Minerals, metals, energy security and strategic industrial inputs are becoming central trade themes.

AfricaAustraliaIndonesiaBrazil
88

Cross-border services

Finance, IT, consulting, insurance and digitally deliverable services continue to outperform structurally.

USAUKIndiaSingapore
86

Supply-chain relocation

Nearshoring and diversified production networks are redistributing industrial opportunities.

MexicoVietnamIndiaASEAN
84

African market development

Strong export growth combines with infrastructure, industrialization and regional integration needs.

South AfricaNigeriaGhanaEast Africa
Recommended WFC evolution: combine this `/data` hub with API-fed country and sector pages, then add alerts such as “trade growth accelerating”, “new corridor emerging”, “sector demand rising”, “import dependence opportunity” and “supplier diversification signal”.
World Financial Center Intelligence

From global numbers to global decisions.

Create a single intelligence layer where data connects countries, sectors, companies, projects, finance and real commercial demand — making WorldFinancial.Center a decision platform rather than a directory.