1、World TradeStatisticalReview2022About the WTOThe World Trade Organization deals with the global rules of trade between nations.Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly,predictably and freely as possible.About this publicationWorld Trade Statistical Review provides a detailed analy

2、sis of the latest developments in world trade.It is the WTOs flagship statistical publication and is produced on an annual basis.For more informationAll data used in this report,as well as additional charts and tables not included,can be downloaded from the WTO web site at www.wto.org/statisticsI.In

3、troduction 4Acknowledgements 6A message from Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 7II.Highlights of world trade in 2021 8World trade overview 10Merchandise trade 12Commercial services 15Leading traders 18Least developed countries(LDCs)19III.World trade and economic growth,2021-22 20Trade and GDP gro

4、wth in 2021 and first half of 2022 22Merchandise trade volume 23Commodity prices 25Exchange rates 26 Merchandise and commercial services trade values 27 Other trade-related indicators 32IV.Composition,definitions&methodology 40Composition of geographical and economic groupings 42Definitions and meth

5、odology 42Specific notes for selected economies 49Statistical sources 50Abbreviations and symbols 51V.Statistical tables 523World Trade Statistical Review 2022Acknowledgements06A message from Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala07Introduction 4Chapter I5AcknowledgementsThis publication has been prep

6、ared under the direction of Robert Koopman,former Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division,and the International Trade Statistics Section.The coordination of the report was undertaken by Christophe Degain and Florian Eberth.Statistical research,data compilation and the preparation o