World Merchandise Trade Commodity Profiles

October 2016
Total merchandise trade
Value, mn $
2015
15 984 695
Total exports f.o.b.
Share
2010 2015
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2010-15
2014
2015
1
0
-14
World exports by product, 2000-15
(in value terms)
14000
5 387 310
1 984 965
2 274 949
1 504 914
624 939
526 755
510 596
13 075
497 521
408 475
380 772
350 506
173 834
176 672
35
12
11
9
5
3
0
3
2
2
1
1
34
12
14
9
4
3
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
3
-4
2
5
-2
5
1
5
0
-1
1
1
-2
6
3
-3
2
-2
-21
-1
4
5
0
-1
1
-12
-12
-3
-7
-9
-8
-3
-16
-2
-14
-4
-14
-20
-9
12000
10000
Billion dollars
Leading exporters
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) exports
China a
United States
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Hong Kong, China
domestic exports
re-exports
Canada
Mexico
Singapore
domestic exports
re-exports
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Agriculture
Fuels and Mining
Manufactures
World merchandise trade volume by major product group,
1950-2015 (Volume indices, 1950=100)
Leading importers
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) imports
United States
China
Japan
Hong Kong, China
retained imports
Korea, Republic of
Canada b
Mexico
India
Singapore
retained imports
Log. scale
5 316 085
1 913 739
2 307 946
1 681 951
648 494
559 427
133 872
436 499
436 372
405 280
391 977
296 745
120 073
36
13
13
9
5
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
-
0
-1
3
4
-1
5
4
1
2
5
2
-1
-3
2
0
4
0
-3
-3
5
2
1
5
-1
-2
-5
-13
-15
-4
-14
-20
-7
-11
-17
-9
-2
-15
-19
-30
10000
Average annual percentage
change, 1950-2015
Total exports
5.8
Manufactures
7.0
Mining products
3.8
Agricultural products
3.5
Manufactures
Fuels and
mining
products
1000
Agricultural
products
100
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015a
Exports of merchandise products of world and regions by destination, 2015 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.)
World
2991.3
3000
358.6
350
300
250
176.6
200
150
2000
714.3
1000
588.9
31.1
50
336.7
EUR
ASI
NAX
MEA
CSC
AFR
ASI
CIS
EUR
Europe
4059.1
14.7
14.6
6.3
ASI
NAX
CSC
EUR
MEA
AFR
CIS
Africa
300
74.4
247.1
250
60
3000
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
60
0
CIS
70
2500
2000
1500
1000
662.8
500
EUR
ASI
50
40
27.4
30
20
534.1
213.3
185.4
138.8
0
NAX
MEA
AFR
CIS
14.8
10
101.4
CSC
AFR
NAX
MEA
CSC
CIS
EUR
396.1
10000
2809.1
9000
2500
Billion dollars
300
250
130.1
116.0
100
58.6
50
0
EUR
MEA
NAX
AFR
6.8
5.1
CSC
CIS
a Includes significant shipments through processing zones
20.6
13.9
ASI
CIS
12.1
4.9
NAX
MEA
AFR
CSC
8764.4
8000
2000
1500
1066.2
1000
852.9
7000
6289.3
6000
5000
4000
3000
500
34.0
90.2
World exports by economic grouping
Asia
350
ASI
98.7
100
0
3000
150
150
1.7
Middle East
200
200
50
10.2
0
450
Billion dollars
80
CIS
80
3500
400
AFR
Billion dollars
4000
MEA
Billion dollars
4500
CSC
92.4
100
20
10.6
0
0
127.2
40
75.5
100
538.9
138.2
120
Billion dollars
4000
139.5
140
400
4674.3
5000
160
450
5890.0
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
6000
South and Central America
North America
467.6
500
7000
266.1
2000
187.2
161.8
83.9
0
336.7
1000
0
ASI
NAX
EUR
MEA
AFR
CSC
CIS
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2016
Trade in Agriculture
Value, mn $
2015
1 568 337
Total exports f.o.b.
Share
2010
2015
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2010-15
2014
2015
3
2
-11
World exports by product, 2000-15
(in value terms)
14000
583 458
156 425
160 797
80 000
72 532
63 594
39 772
36 465
35 975
35 378
34 558
39
9
10
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
37
10
10
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
7
4
2
1
6
9
0
1
1
4
-3
6
4
3
-2
3
-3
-10
-13
-12
-12
-9
-3
-7
-10
-8
-7
-19
-9
Leading importers
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) imports
China
United States
Japan
Canada a
Korea, Republic of
India
Mexico a
Russian Federation
Hong Kong, China
retained imports
592 668
165 635
159 733
156 633
73 440
38 216
33 040
27 718
27 655
27 519
27 467
17 904
40
11
8
8
6
2
2
1
2
3
1
-
1
2
8
6
-1
4
4
9
3
-5
6
6
1
3
3
7
-5
4
5
12
3
-8
5
6
-12
-10
-6
0
-10
-5
-6
1
-8
-33
-6
-9
1 327 631
82
85
3
3
-11
Food products
Total exports f.o.b.
12000
10000
Billion dollars
Leading exporters
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) exports
United States
Brazil
China
Canada
Indonesia
Thailand
Australia
India
Argentina
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Agriculture
Fuels and Mining
Manufactures
World merchandise trade volume by major product group,
1950-2015 (Volume indices, 1950=100)
Log. scale
10000
Average annual percentage change,
1950-2015
5.8
Total exports
7.0
Manufactures
3.8
Mining products
3.5
Agricultural products
Manufactures
Fuels and
mining
products
1000
Agricultural
products
100
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015a
Exports of agricultural products of world and regions by destination, 2015 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.)
World
North America
627.2
600
100
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
70
103.2
92.6
400
300
209.8
200
50
80
60
40
24.4
83.6
100
83.0
58.8
20
44.1
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
MEA
CSC
NAX
CIS
ASI
EUR
Europe
18.6
27.8
CSC
10
5.8
5.6
0.9
AFR
MEA
CIS
10.6
10.4
5.7
MEA
AFR
CIS
0
ASI
EUR
CIS
475.4
NAX
CSC
Africa
25
25
20
20
20.5
Billion dollars
350
300
250
200
16.0
15.9
15
14.5
Billion dollars
400
Billion dollars
28.7
30
450
10
150
100
51.2
50
30.9
25.5
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
MEA
4.9
5
23.5
0
13.3
6.6
CIS
CSC
4.9
0
CIS
EUR
ASI
Middle East
MEA
AFR
NAX
0.2
CSC
1000
900
12.0
3.1
2.8
0.6
0.5
0
MEA
EUR
ASI
a Imports are valued f.o.b.
150
100
44.7
50
1.9
AFR
NAX
CIS
0.1
CSC
AFR
1.0
ASI
MEA
NAX
0.3
CIS
CSC
855.1
800
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
200
10
2.7
World exports by economic grouping
Asia
15
4.5
EUR
215.5
5
12.0
10
0
250
20
14.7
15
5
0.8
25
Billion dollars
43.0
40
20
0
0
63.7
60
452.3
500
500
South and Central America
120
Billion dollars
700
639.8
700
600
500
400
300
42.9
21.9
200
20.4
6.7
5.2
0
44.1
100
0
ASI
EUR
NAX
MEA
AFR
CIS
CSC
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2016
Trade in Fuels and Mining
Value, mn $
2015
2 430 450
Total exports f.o.b.
Share
2010
2015
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2010-15
2014
2015
-4
-7
-36
World exports by product, 2000-15
(in value terms)
14000
Leading exporters
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) exports
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
United States
Australia
Canada
Norway
Qatar
United Arab Emirates a
China
12000
17
5
9
7
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
18
6
9
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
2
-3
-2
-4
-6
2
-4
-3
-1
-4
-6
3
-7
-9
-8
-11
3
-5
6
-5
-13
-10
7
-29
-30
-34
-46
-30
-29
-35
-43
-46
-32
-14
10000
Billion dollars
439 276
136 237
229 508
155 515
141 761
107 927
104 490
65 117
62 952
68 042
54 485
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Agriculture
Fuels and Mining
Manufactures
World merchandise trade volume by major product group,
Leading importers
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) imports
China
United States
Japan
Korea, Republic of
India
Singapore
retained imports
Taipei, Chinese
Turkey
Canada b
Fuels
Total exports f.o.b.
739 018
435 979
357 922
246 387
190 592
132 839
129 922
69 726
62 355
50 436
42 941
41 464
31
19
12
13
8
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
-
-5
-6
-1
-10
-6
-3
0
-4
-1
-6
-3
-4
-8
-10
-3
-7
-6
-2
-3
-2
0
-4
-6
-3
-33
-36
-32
-40
-40
-38
-36
-42
-42
-38
-28
-32
1 845 023
78
76
-5
-7
-40
Log. scale
10000
Average annual percentage
change, 1950-2015
5.8
Total exports
7.0
Manufactures
Mining products
3.8
Agricultural products
3.5
Manufactures
Fuels and
mining
products
1000
Agricultural
products
100
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015a
Exports of fuels and mining products of world and regions by destination, 2015 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.)
World
180
956.2
160
826.4
315.1
70
120
100
80
60
37.3
40
200
89.5
70.7
59.2
EUR
NAX
CSC
AFR
MEA
37.2
0
NAX
CIS
EUR
ASI
Europe
400
409.8
180
300
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
1.6
0.5
250
200
150
50
26.3
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
10.9
4.7
4.0
AFR
MEA
CIS
ASI
120
100
80
67.0
60
MEA
CIS
CSC
27.6
4.2
ASI
CIS
NAX
400
MEA
0.9
250
200
150
AFR
CSC
50
8.8
0
ASI
EUR
NAX
MEA
a Includes Secretariat estimates.
b Imports are valued f.o.b.
40
30
AFR
3.4
0.2
CSC
CIS
19.6
16.4
8.3
EUR
ASI
AFR
NAX
CSC
2.3
0.5
MEA
CIS
World exports by economic grouping
1400
385.4
1200
1203.1
1076.4
1000
300
250
200
150
100
23.9
0.4
CIS
0
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
300
1.2
AFR
50
10
1.7
350
306.9
2.1
MEA
60
Asia
400
EUR
65.6
20
11.3
0
EUR
CSC
82.4
70
450
31.1
NAX
Africa
80
Middle East
68.0
23.6
0
183.0
20
450
100
31.7
30
90
40
24.4
0
40
10
140
100
Billion dollars
3.0
160
32.2
49.0
50
CIS
200
350
350
CSC
62.0
60
20
Billion dollars
450
35.7
20
35.1
0
ASI
80
161.8
140
600
400
90
Billion dollars
800
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
1000
South and Central America
North America
200
1200
50
600
400
200
22.3
19.3
14.2
11.8
5.6
1.3
EUR
NAX
MEA
AFR
CSC
CIS
0
ASI
800
35.1
0
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2016
Trade in Manufactures
Value, mn $
2015
11 403 800
Total exports f.o.b.
Share
2010
2015
100
100
Annual Percentage Change
2010-15
2014
2015
3
2
-11
World exports by product, 2000-15
(in value terms)
14000
4 240 224
1 599 072
2 145 738
1 125 761
545 076
470 756
448 210
3 983
444 227
311 807
265 752
104 725
161 026
40
14
15
9
7
4
0
2
3
1
1
37
14
19
10
5
4
0
3
2
1
1
1
2
8
4
-4
3
4
-10
4
7
1
-2
3
4
1
6
3
-3
3
3
-3
3
8
1
-2
3
-10
-11
-3
-3
-10
-5
-1
-16
-1
1
-9
-12
-6
Leading importers
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) imports
United States
China a
Hong Kong, China
retained imports
Japan
Canada b
Mexico a, b
Korea, Republic of
Singapore
retained imports
3 899 958
1 258 806
1 808 755
1 083 594
476 763
32 536
370 387
323 277
320 269
268 990
205 971
44 945
36
12
13
9
0
3
3
2
2
2
1
-
1
1
6
4
4
7
1
2
6
2
0
-7
6
6
6
4
5
22
1
1
5
5
-2
-14
-8
-5
3
-8
-3
-24
-8
-6
1
-2
-8
-15
Office and Telecom Equipment
Total exports f.o.b.
1 748 729
16
15
2
2
-4
12000
10000
Billion dollars
Leading exporters
European Union (28)
extra-EU (28) exports
China a
United States
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Hong Kong, China
domestic exports
re-exports
Mexico a
Singapore
domestic exports
re-exports
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Agriculture
Fuels and Mining
Manufactures
World merchandise trade volume by major product group,
Log. scale
10000
Average annual percentage
change, 1950-2015
5.8
7.0
3.8
3.5
Manufactures
Total exports
Manufactures
Mining products
Agricultural products
Fuels and
mining
products
1000
Agricultural
products
100
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015a
Exports of manufactures of world and regions by destination, 2015 (Note: Value ranges differ by region.)
World
North America
4269.5
900
800
70
3500
700
60
2396.8
2500
2000
1000
542.8
500
600
500
400
317.4
300
264.4
368.9
254.3
115.4
100
ASI
NAX
MEA
CSC
AFR
NAX
CIS
ASI
EUR
Europe
3086.7
Billion dollars
2500
2000
1500
133.7
118.9
0
NAX
AFR
CIS
CSC
45
35
35
30
25
20
15.6
MEA
AFR
CIS
88.7
4.8
4.2
CIS
EUR
ASI
NAX
AFR
MEA
9.8
EUR
AFR
Billion dollars
4.3
994.3
771.3
3.0
0
AFR
CIS
CSC
a Includes significant shipments through processing zones.
b Imports are valued f.o.b.
MEA
1.5
0.2
CSC
CIS
6548.0
4310.4
4000
3000
2000
222.7
152.1
145.8
75.8
MEA
AFR
CSC
CIS
0
NAX
NAX
6000
1500
1000
ASI
World exports by economic grouping
7000
500
10
7.4
6.1
5000
20
EUR
20
CSC
2142.8
22.3
0.2
CIS
25
5
2000
26.1
1.1
MEA
32.0
Asia
40
2.9
AFR
0
CSC
46.5
ASI
30
10
3.7
0
60
EUR
40.3
15
7.2
68.1
ASI
NAX
Africa
2500
30
12.6
0
40
Middle East
50
17.8
10
42.5
5
80
70
30
40
10
470.6
167.9
ASI
40
50
15
1000
EUR
MEA
9.0
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
45.8
45
3000
502.0
53.7
50
CIS
50
500
CSC
21.1
Billion dollars
EUR
3500
63.2
0
0
67.4
20
200
425.5
Billion dollars
3068.3
3000
1500
Billion dollars
South and Central America
80
837.5
4000
Billion dollars
Billion dollars
4500
1000
254.3
0
ASI
NAX
EUR
DVD
DVG
CIS
Source: WTO Secretariat
October 2016
Technical Notes
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 (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 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** South 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, the State of* 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 (28); 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 (28) and EFTA; Latin America (incl. Mexico);
Middle East;
LDCs (Least-developed countries): Afghanistan Chad Haiti Mozambique Somalia Angola Comoros Kiribati Myanmar Sudan South 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 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:
mn $
million US dollars
Source: WTO Secretariat