Market Analysis Tools and Services - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
Market Analysis Tools and Services - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
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Global trade patterns are changing...<br />
• Trade flows within regions account for a higher share of world<br />
trade than flows between regions<br />
• Asia Pacific & EU trade more within their regions<br />
• However many regions trade more with other regions than<br />
internally: Africa, South <strong>and</strong> Central America, Middle East <strong>and</strong><br />
CIS<br />
...with developing countries gaining ground...<br />
Share in total world exports, percentages<br />
Developing countries LDCs Developed countries<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0%<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />
Source: ITC<br />
LDC list comes from UN. Developed countries are current OECD countries less Chile, Korea, Mexico <strong>and</strong> Turkey. The<br />
remainder are developing. Graph is based on data reported by 198 countries <strong>and</strong> territories. The composition of groups can<br />
vary slightly depending on the data availability
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