October 2012
World
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
17 816 372
18 437 682
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Merchandise imports c.i.f.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
10
22
20
10
21
19
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Europe
Asia
North America
South and Central America
Middle East
Africa
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
10 246 969
6 648 488
231 128
67
29
1
58
37
1
7
14
18
17
29
22
18
22
23
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
1 659 524
4 007 825
11 510 949
8
18
71
9
22
65
12
14
8
16
33
20
21
34
15
1 338 517
16 477 856
7
93
8
92
12
10
13
22
21
20
3 171 054
2 098 334
1 499 634
1 286 614
1 233 323
14
12
8
9
6
18
12
8
7
7
14
9
10
6
12
29
19
23
29
12
37
17
20
17
21
3 171 054
427 731
14
1
18
2
14
19
29
55
37
25
6 881 271
5 132 729
2 922 572
748 881
671 924
538 079
529 704
43
24
21
3
3
2
2
39
29
16
4
4
3
3
8
13
6
16
14
14
15
14
32
24
34
16
16
29
North
America
18
22
16
25
20
18
32
South and
Central
America
Middle East
Asia
Africa
CIS
Europe
Exports by product, 2011
12000
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Other machinery
Other chemicals
Automotive products
Other food products
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Fuels
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
14000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
World
11.8
8.4
Fuels
Other machinery
Fuels
3.6
4.2
Fuels
Other machinery
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Other chemicals
1.7
Other machinery
Automotive products
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.5
Other machinery
Middle East
0.6
0.4
0.4
Other machinery
Other food products
Other semi-manuf.
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
2.1
CIS
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
5.9
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2.9
Other chemicals
Europe
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
North America
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
17.8
0.3
0.3
Automotive products
Other food products
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
South and Central America
0.8
0.6
0.5
Fuels
Other machinery
Other chemicals
Africa
0.5
Fuels
0.4
0.4
Other food products
Other machinery
Asia
6.4
Fuels
3.5
2.6
Other machinery
Other chemicals
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
North America
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
2 282 459
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
8
23
16
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
North America
Asia
Europe
South and Central America
Middle East
Africa
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
1 102 889
476 309
382 196
201 225
62 780
37 467
15 367
56
18
16
6
2
1
0
48
21
17
9
3
2
1
5
10
8
15
11
13
15
24
27
13
29
7
15
18
15
15
16
22
19
15
39
1 377 313
885 553
13 469
69
30
0
60
39
1
5
12
17
20
27
25
14
19
19
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
251 355
408 869
1 499 016
9
12
75
11
18
66
11
15
5
19
38
20
18
36
11
207 005
2 075 454
7
93
9
91
13
7
16
23
20
16
301 412
293 054
241 346
210 408
185 884
9
14
13
8
6
13
13
11
9
8
15
6
4
9
13
36
19
44
25
14
41
12
17
15
17
301 412
59 553
9
2
13
3
15
18
36
42
41
24
Europe
South and
Central
America
Asia
Middle East
Africa
CIS
North
America
Exports by product, 2011
1400
1200
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Other machinery
Automotive products
Other chemicals
Other food products
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Fuels
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
1600
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
World
13.2
12.8
10.6
Fuels
Other machinery
1.8
1.7
1.7
Other machinery
Other transport eq.
Fuels
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
7.7
Fuels
6.1
Automotive products
Other machinery
CIS
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.2
Other machinery
Middle East
0.5
0.4
0.4
Other machinery
Automotive products
Other semi-manuf.
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
8.5
Automotive products
Europe
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
North America
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.1
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.1
Other food products
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Automotive products
South and Central America
1.7
1.3
1.2
Fuels
Other chemicals
Other machinery
Africa
0.4
0.3
0.2
Other food products
Other machinery
Other transport eq.
Asia
2.8
Other food products
2.7
Other machinery
2.5
Other chemicals
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
South and Central America
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
749 983
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
13
25
27
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
South and Central America
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Middle East
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
200 406
181 385
168 793
137 505
21 353
17 834
8 463
25
35
13
18
2
2
1
27
24
23
18
3
2
1
14
6
23
13
15
19
9
24
19
38
19
18
32
31
26
30
25
28
39
19
11
331 511
395 765
7 691
54
42
1
44
53
1
9
17
21
21
28
3
29
26
30
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
206 095
322 551
198 089
25
37
35
27
43
26
15
16
8
17
36
18
25
32
21
179 317
570 667
21
79
24
76
15
12
17
28
27
28
185 974
175 306
94 722
41 855
38 380
24
20
8
5
6
25
23
13
6
5
13
16
23
14
11
23
17
68
36
21
38
26
30
14
25
2 147
94 722
0
8
0
13
14
23
8
68
89
30
Europe
Asia
Africa
Middle East
North
America
CIS
South and
Central
America
Exports by product, 2011
300
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Other food products
Ores and minerals
Non-ferrous metals
Other chemicals
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Integrated circuits
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
350
250
200
150
100
50
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
World
23.4
12.6
Fuels
3.0
Other food products
Fuels
2.3
Ores and minerals
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
Fuels
Other food products
1.7
0.4
0.1
Ores and minerals
Fuels
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
1.4
Other food products
Clothing
0.0
0.0
Raw materials
Fish
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
South and Central America
8.0
Fuels
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
1.0
Middle East
Other food products
2.8
CIS
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
5.8
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
10.9
Other food products Ores and minerals
Europe
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
North America
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
24.8
4.2
2.9
Other food products
Automotive products
Africa
2.0
0.1
0.1
Other food products
Ores and minerals
Other machinery
Asia
7.5
5.9
3.0
Ores and minerals
Other food products
Fuels
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Europe
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
6 612 319
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
7
12
17
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Europe
Asia
North America
CIS
Africa
Middle East
South and Central America
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
4 667 314
638 571
480 072
234 000
199 393
194 396
118 749
73
8
9
2
3
3
1
71
10
7
4
3
3
2
6
12
3
14
10
8
13
10
23
15
23
9
10
31
17
21
15
30
13
16
21
5 084 929
1 213 566
43 840
82
15
0
77
18
1
6
11
13
11
19
9
16
19
24
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
669 878
821 873
4 977 045
9
9
79
10
12
75
9
12
6
8
30
11
17
32
15
570 358
6 041 961
8
92
9
91
9
7
6
13
17
17
991 005
685 615
678 415
590 161
575 891
15
10
11
7
8
5
7
15
10
10
9
9
12
9
13
18
8
24
18
16
20
21
35
7
1
9
1
12
15
24
54
35
24
Asia
North
America
CIS
Africa
Middle East
South and
Central
America
Europe
Exports by product, 2011
.
575 891
90 687
.
5000
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Other machinery
Other chemicals
Automotive products
Non-electrical machinery
Fuels
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Fuels
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
6000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
World
15.0
10.4
Other machinery
10.3
Other chemicals
Automotive products
Europe
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
8.5
7.5
Other machinery
7.4
Other chemicals
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
North America
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Automotive products
1.4
0.9
0.8
Other machinery
Pharmaceuticals
Other chemicals
CIS
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.8
0.6
0.4
Other machinery
Non-electrical
machinery
Automotive products
Middle East
0.7
0.4
0.3
Other machinery
Non-electrical
machinery
Other semi-manuf.
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
South and Central America
0.5
0.3
0.2
Other machinery
Non-electrical
machinery
Other chemicals
Africa
0.6
0.4
0.4
Other machinery
Fuels
Non-electrical
machinery
Asia
2.5
Other machinery
1.7
1.0
Non-electrical
machinery
Automotive products
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
788 760
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
15
31
34
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Europe
CIS
Asia
North America
Middle East
Africa
South and Central America
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
408 773
154 151
116 946
43 224
23 774
12 489
10 746
57
18
12
6
3
1
2
52
20
15
5
3
2
1
13
16
19
14
15
17
10
31
28
34
36
25
20
41
33
39
33
27
22
44
69
433 253
182 700
4 535
60
21
0
55
23
1
13
17
23
33
29
12
33
33
69
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
58 930
521 297
180 479
8
64
27
7
66
23
15
15
12
11
32
32
31
37
25
41 571
747 189
4
96
5
95
19
15
11
32
30
34
470 287
54 486
47 443
35 586
30 803
55
10
5
4
6
60
7
6
5
4
16
8
17
20
6
30
28
34
7
42
40
20
33
31
9
8 689
2 328
1
0
1
0
12
30
59
59
53
29
Asia
CIS
North
America
Middle East
Africa
South and
Central
America
Europe
Exports by product, 2011
500
400
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Iron and steel
Other chemicals
Other food products
Non-ferrous metals
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Automotive products
Since 2005: Telecom.
600
300
200
100
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
60
59.6
World
North America
60
60
50
50
50
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
6.9
10
6.0
10
4.1
10
0.4
0.3
Fuels
Iron and steel
Fuels
Other chemicals
Europe
50
39.4
Other chemicals
Iron and steel
CIS
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
0
2.3
Fuels
Iron and steel
2.2
Fuels
Other food products
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
1.0
0.9
0.4
Iron and steel
Fuels
Other food products
0
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
Iron and steel
0.5
0.3
0.2
Other food products
Fuels
Iron and steel
Asia
60
50
10
Africa
0
Middle East
60
10
1.9
0
Non-ferrous metals
0.1
Iron and steel
20
5.8
10
2.1
0.4
Fuels
60
30
40
0.6
Other chemicals
0
0
0
South and Central America
10
8.2
1.2
1.1
Other chemicals
Iron and steel
0
Fuels
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Africa
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
594 243
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
11
29
17
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
Middle East
South and Central America
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
205 208
145 844
101 637
77 029
21 337
19 452
1 849
43
16
22
9
2
3
0
35
25
17
13
4
3
0
7
20
7
17
26
15
16
23
47
37
17
21
25
25
11
22
12
20
13
34
28
316 336
254 171
27 559
66
28
4
53
43
5
7
19
16
28
33
13
13
20
19
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
59 491
382 209
110 305
9
66
21
10
64
19
14
11
9
17
32
23
18
15
16
45 979
548 264
7
93
8
92
15
11
14
31
15
17
324 557
41 099
29 508
28 144
23 398
61
6
2
3
4
55
7
5
5
4
9
15
25
18
10
30
16
47
58
42
14
14
29
17
26
12 827
29 508
2
2
2
5
12
25
26
47
30
29
North
America
Africa
Middle East
South and
Central
America
Asia
CIS
Europe
Exports by product, 2011
400
350
300
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Other food products
Ores and minerals
Non-ferrous metals
Other semi-manuf.
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Raw materials
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
450
250
200
150
100
50
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
60
World
North America
60
54.6
60
50
50
50
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
6.9
10
20
13.9
10
5.0
10
0.5
0.4
0
0
0
Fuels
Fuels
Other food products Ores and minerals
Europe
Other food products
Non-ferrous metals
CIS
60
50
50
50
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
18.0
10
0
2.8
Fuels
Other food products
10
10
2.2
0.2
Other food products
Middle East
60
0.1
0.0
Ores and minerals
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0.7
0.4
0.4
Other food products
Other semi-manuf.
Fuels
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
Raw materials
0.2
Other food products
Africa
3.8
1.7
1.0
Fuels
Other food products
Other chemicals
Asia
60
0
0.3
Other chemicals
0
0
Non-ferrous metals
2.4
Fuels
60
60
20
South and Central America
14.9
2.7
1.8
Ores and minerals
Non-ferrous metals
0
Fuels
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Middle East
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
1 250 614
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
15
27
37
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
Africa
South and Central America
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
660 235
158 108
110 159
107 224
37 868
9 758
5 950
48
15
8
12
3
1
1
53
13
9
9
3
1
0
17
11
17
9
13
19
11
32
43
16
29
21
55
31
41
45
25
40
29
43
26
398 499
684 855
15 657
42
45
1
32
55
1
10
19
15
31
31
38
40
39
29
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
31 939
847 269
261 226
3
72
20
3
68
21
12
14
16
36
28
35
15
46
24
29 825
1 220 789
3
97
2
98
12
15
34
27
15
38
828 304
85 306
60 324
28 974
23 444
70
5
5
3
2
66
7
5
2
2
14
21
13
13
17
28
47
46
36
20
47
32
24
15
24
828 304
16 065
70
1
66
1
14
31
28
49
47
24
Middle East
Europe
North
America
Africa
South and
Central
America
CIS
Asia
Exports by product, 2011
800
700
600
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Fuels
Other chemicals
Other semi-manuf.
Other food products
Other machinery
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Fuels
Since 2005: Other transport eq.
900
500
400
300
200
100
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
70
66.2
World
North America
70
70
60
60
60
50
50
50
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
6.8
4.8
10
20
6.4
10
0.7
10
0.3
Fuels
Other chemicals
Fuels
Other semi-manuf.
Europe
Other semi-manuf.
Pharmaceuticals
CIS
70
60
60
60
50
50
50
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
0
8.2
1.4
Fuels
10
0.7
Other chemicals
0.1
Other food products
Middle East
70
0.1
Other chemicals
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
2.1
1.1
0.8
0
Fuels
Other food products Automotive products
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
0.1
Other transport eq.
Africa
1.6
0.4
0.2
Fuels
Other chemicals
Automotive products
0
Automotive products
Asia
70
60
10
10
0.1
0
Other semi-manuf.
0.1
Other chemicals
70
70
10
0.4
Fuels
0
0
0
South and Central America
43.3
10
3.5
2.2
Other chemicals
Other semi-manuf.
0
Fuels
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Asia
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value, mn $
2011
5 537 994
Merchandise exports f.o.b.
Share
2005
2011
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2005-11
2010
2011
12
31
18
Exports by destination, 2011
Exports by destination a
By region
Asia
Europe
North America
Middle East
South and Central America
Africa
CIS
By economic grouping
Developed Economies
Developing Economies
LDC (Least developed countries)
2 926 030
922 168
906 141
241 644
188 545
152 479
109 924
51
18
22
3
2
2
1
53
17
16
4
3
3
2
13
11
7
18
24
19
20
33
25
27
22
56
25
49
19
15
14
21
27
20
29
2 305 129
3 031 877
118 377
50
48
1
42
55
2
9
15
21
26
34
30
15
19
22
Exports by product b
By major product group
Agriculture products
Fuels, mining products
Manufactured goods
381 836
703 757
4 284 791
6
9
83
7
13
77
16
18
11
29
40
30
30
30
15
264 463
5 273 532
4
96
5
95
16
12
24
31
29
17
727 773
484 630
411 241
371 558
344 071
13
6
7
8
8
13
9
7
7
6
12
18
14
9
8
34
35
35
40
18
17
35
24
3
13
94 893
122 296
1
1
2
2
18
21
57
57
41
20
North
America
Middle East
Europe
South and
Central
America
Africa
CIS
Asia
Exports by product, 2011
4000
3500
Billion dollars
Agreement on Agriculture
Industrial goods
By product group
Other machinery
Fuels
Other chemicals
Integrated circuits
Telecom.
Fastest growing product group
In 2011: Raw materials
Since 2005: Ores and minerals
4500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Agricultural products
Fuels and mining products
Manufactures
Share in total merchandise exports of top 3 exported product groups by destination, 2011 (percentage)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
World
13.1
8.8
7.4
Other machinery
Fuels
Other chemicals
Europe
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2.1
1.5
1.4
Other machinery
EDP
Clothing
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
North America
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2.3
2.0
1.7
Other machinery
EDP
Telecom.
CIS
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.3
0.3
0.2
Automotive products
Other machinery
Clothing
Middle East
0.6
0.6
0.5
Other machinery
Other semi-manuf.
Automotive products
a Ranks exclude unspecified destinations and other products, not classified elsewhere.
b Ranks exclude other products, not classified elsewhere.
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
South and Central America
0.5
0.4
0.3
Other machinery
Automotive products
Other chemicals
Africa
0.4
0.3
0.3
Other machinery
Other food products
Automotive products
Asia
7.2
7.0
5.2
Fuels
Other machinery
Integrated circuits
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2012
Technical Notes
Network of world merchandise trade:
The world merchandise trade network by region and product is based on export data. The network is constructed in the following way:
First, total merchandise exports from each of the seven regions are aggregated from the individual country or territory figures.
Next, the total merchandise exports of each region are distributed by destination and then by product. The regional and commodity breakdown is based on UNSD
Comtrade database, EUROSTAT, GTIS GTA database, national statistics and Secretariat estimates.
During this process, the principal adjustments to the figures are as follows:
(i) Exports of ships to the open registry countries Panama and Liberia are re-allocated from each region’s exports to South and Central America and Africa to
“unspecified destinations” (a category not shown separately).
(ii) China’s exports are adjusted to approximate their final destination.
(iii) Exports of non-monetary gold, where known, are included. When they cannot be broken down by destination, they are allocated to “unspecified destinations”.
(iv) South Africa’s trade does not include trade with the former Southern African Customs Union members. If South Africa’s exports would be
adjusted for these shipments to SACU members, its total exports would increase by about $5 billion in 2008 and intra-African trade would be substantially higher,
with intra-SACU trade being the largest intra trade flow for regional trade agreements in Africa.
The network is only available for selected product aggregates and regional groupings (see below). Rankings neither include exports to unspecified destinations
nor other products, not elsewhere specified.
Composition of regions and LDCs:
North America: Bermuda Canada* Mexico* United States of America* Other territories in the region not elsewhere specified.
South and Central America and the Caribbean: 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: 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: 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: 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): 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: North America (excl. Mexico); European Union (27); EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland); Australia, Japan and New
Zealand;
Developing economies: Africa; Asia excl. Australia, Japan, and New Zealand; Europe excl. the European Union (27) and EFTA; Latin America (incl. Mexico);
Middle East;
LDCs (Least-developed countries): 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 Cape Verde
Guinea Mali Sierra Leone Yemen Central African Republic Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Solomon Islands Zambia
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
- - Fish (SITC division 03)
- - Other food products and live animals ( SITC sections 0, 1, 4 and division 22 minus division 03)
- Raw materials (SITC divisions 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
of which,
21 - Hides, skins and furskins, raw
23 - Crude rubber (including synthetic and reclaimed)
24 - Cork and wood
25 - Pulp and waste paper
26 - Textile fibres (other than wool tops and other combed wool) and their wastes (not manufactured into yarn or fabric)
29 - Crude animal and vegetable materials, not elsewhere specified
(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)
of which,
- Pharmaceuticals (SITC division 54)
- Other chemicals (SITC divisions 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
October 2012
Technical Notes
of which,
51 - Organic chemicals
52 - Inorganic chemicals
53 - Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
55 - Essential oils and resinoids and perfume materials; toilet, polishing and cleaning preparations
56 - Fertilizers (other than those of Group 272, i.e Fertilizers, crude)
57 - Plastics in primary forms
58 - Plastics in non-primary forms
59 - Chemical materials and products, not elsewhere specified
(iii) Other semi-manufactures (SITC divisions 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69)
of which,
61 - Leather, leather manufactures, not elsewhere specified and dressed furskins
62 - Rubber manufactures, not elsewhere specified
63 - Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
64 - Paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
66 - Non-metallic mineral manufactures, not elsewhere specified
69 - Manufactures of metals, not elsewhere specified
(iv) Machinery and transport equipment (SITC section 7)
- Office and telecommunication equipment (SITC divisions 75, 76 and group 776)
of which,
- - Electronic data processing and office equipment (SITC division 75)
- - Telecommunications equipment (SITC division 76)
- - Integrated circuits, and electronic components (SITC group 776)
- Transport equipment (SITC group 713, sub-group 7783 and divisions 78, 79)
of which,
78 - Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
79 - Other transport equipment
- - Automotive products (SITC groups 781, 782, 783, 784 and subgroups 7132, 7783)
of which,
781 - Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than public-transport type vehicles),
including station wagons and racing cars
782 - Motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles
783 - Road motor vehicles, not elsewhere specified
784 - Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles and tractors
7132 - Internal combustion piston engines for propelling vehicles listed above
- -Other transport equipment (SITC division 79, groups 713, 785, 786 minus sub-group 7132)
of which,
79 - Other transport equipment
713 - Internal combustion piston engines, and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified
785 - Motorcycles and cycles, motorized and non-motorized
786 - Trailers and semi-trailers, other vehicles (not mechanically propelled), and specially designed and equipped transport containers
- Other machinery (SITC divisions 71, 72, 73, 74, 77 minus groups 713, 776 minus sub-group 7783)
of which,
- - Power generating machinery (SITC division 71 minus group 713)
of which,
71 - Power generating machinery and equipment
minus
713 - Internal combustion piston engines, and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified
- - Non-electrical machinery (SITC divisions 72, 73, 74)
of which,
72 - Machinery specialized for particular industries
73 - Metal working machinery
74 - General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
- - Electrical machinery (SITC division 77 minus group 776 and subgroup 7783)
of which,
77 - Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, not elsewhere specified and electrical parts thereof
minus
776 - Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes
7783 - Electrical equipment, not elsewhere specified, for internal combustion engines and vehicles; and parts thereof
(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)
of which,
- Personal and household goods (SITC divisions 82, 83 and 85)
of which,
82 - Furniture and parts thereof, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings
83 - Travel goods, handbags and similar containers
85 - Footwear
- Scientific and controlling instruments (SITC division 87)
- Miscellaneous manufactures (SITC divisions 81, 88 and 89 minus group 891)
of which,
81 - Prefabricated buildings, sanitary plumbing, heating and lighting fixtures and fittings, not elsewhere specified
88 - Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, not elsewhere specified; watches and clocks
89 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
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:
mn $
...
million US dollars
not available or not reported
Source: WTO Secretariat