Asia was by far the largest trading region. Latest trends in world trade 2017-2018 26 General trends and drivers of trade in 2017 28 World trade and output in early 2018 37 IV. They loaded 59 per cent and unloaded 64 per cent of the world total.

Statistics is an inherent part of UNCTAD. Nevertheless, in 2018, world seaborne trade volumes rose to a new all-time high of 11 billion tons.Asia was by far the largest trading region. In 2018, 793 million TEUs of containers were handled in ports worldwide. For developed economies, the deficit of 1.3 billion tons recorded in 2008 has fallen. Other tanker trade refers to refined petroleum products, gas and chemicals.The data presented in this section have been compiled from various sources, including country reports as well as port industry and other specialist websites.


Global trade: World maps 24 III. In absolute terms, their balance changed from a surplus of 896 million tons in 2008 into a deficit of 623 million tons in 2018.Over the same time period, transition economies recorded an increase in their surplus from 343 million tons to 627 million tons. Being the United Nations' focal point for the integrated treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development, UNCTAD compiles, validates and processes a wide range of data collected from national and international sources. Statistics relevant for the analysis of international trade can be obtained from the On the export side, liner trade is mostly dominated by countries in East Asia. Liner exports are also highly concentrated, with the top ten exporting nations accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total liner export value, and Greater China (including mainland China, Hong Kong S.A.R. Thus some momentum was lost – in tandem with world seaborne trade (see World seaborne trade page) – after a year of significant growth (+6.7 per cent) from 2016 to 2017. Our objective is always to ensure the safety of our customers, employees, partners and other stakeholders. International seaborne trade lost momentum in 2018, with volumes only increasing at a modest 2.7 per cent, after a surge of 4.1 per cent in 2017. As a result, in 2014 they switched from net exporters into net importers.
40 Merchandise trade 42 Trade in commercial services 48 Global value chains 62 Digital trade 65 V. Global perspectives – who are the leading players? Crude oil, the most transported cargo in the 1970s, has lost market share over the last four decades, and by 2018 it accounted for less than one fifth of the goods delivered by sea.In 2018, developing economies still accounted for the largest share of global seaborne trade, both in terms of exports (goods loaded) and imports (goods unloaded). Statistics regarding the volume of cargo transported are compiled by individual governments, the United Nations and a number of private enterprises. Global Maritime is closely following the prevailing governmental recommendations for the COVID-19 virus. Goods and services – what is being traded? Cabotage and transshipments are not included.Goods loaded for international shipment are assumed to be exports, while goods unloaded from ships are assumed to be imports. Global supply and demand for seafarers. CTS Provides globalised Container Shipping statistics on TEU volume movements and Price indices coal, ores, grains), pallets, bags, crates, and containers. In 2018, 4.5 billion tons of goods were loaded, and 6.7 billion tons unloaded in … With a volume of 4.2 billion tons loaded and 5.9 billion tons unloaded, Asian and Oceanian developing economies together accounted for most of that share.The contribution of developing economies to world maritime exports has declined slightly over time, while their share of imports has risen.The declining contribution of seaborne trade exports and increasing contribution of seaborne trade imports has led to a steady reduction of the developing economies’ trade balance. In 2018, they loaded and unloaded an equal volume of goods at their seaports.The figures on seaborne trade in this section measure the volumes, in tons, of goods loaded and unloaded in the world’s seaports for international shipment. World container port throughput grew by 4.7 per cent between 2017 and 2018. Since 2013, growth in seaborne trade has been relatively sluggish, as compared to the aftermath of the 2009 financial crisis, when annual growth rates ranged between 4.4 and 7 per cent. We have also introduced our own measures for handling the situation, with regional variations depending on the severity of the outbreak. In 2018, 4.5 billion tons of goods were loaded, and 6.7 billion tons unloaded in Asian seaports. The other continents registered less than half of these amounts.Of the 11 billion tons shipped internationally in 2018, 7.8 billion tons were classified as dry cargo. and Taiwan, China) account for 28 percent of the value of liner exports and 30 percent of the global volume of containerized exports.On both the export and import side, European Union's liner trade is dominated by Germany, which accounts for over 20 percent of EU liner exports and 17 percent of EU liner imports. Predicted Increases in World Seaborne Trade, GDP and Population UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport (2017)