1、Sustainable ocean economy:A key and fast-growing sector at riskKEY TAKEAWAYSThe ocean economy offers critical opportunities to enhance food security,value addition,connectivity and economic diversification.In 2023,global ocean trade reached$2.2 trillion($1.3 trillion in services and$900 billion in g

2、oods),representing about 7 per cent of global trade.Global ocean trade is increasingly threatened by climate events,sea level rise,biodiversity loss,overexploitation of marine life,and plastic and other forms of pollution.UNCTAD calls for improved ocean economic governance and data collection,climat

3、e-adaptive and resilient marine infrastructure,the promotion of sustainable South-South trade,and scaling up blue finance and sustainable marine-based innovations.Policy InsightsAdobe Stock Monthly publication analysing trade policy and global trade data.JUNE 2 0 2 5Global tradeupdateJUNE 2025Global

4、 tradeupdatePolicy insights2UNCTAD measures ocean trade:database on trade in ocean goods and servicesIn its Sustainable Ocean Economy classification,UNCTAD identifies ocean economy sectors that can serve as“a vehicle toward a more sustainable and inclusive economic path on the marine and coastal env

5、ironment.It encompasses all industries and tradable sectors that sustainably utilize and contribute to the conservation of ocean,seas and coastal resources for human benefit in a manner that maintains all ocean resources over time.”Based on this classification,UNCTAD has developed databases on trade

6、 in ocean goods and services,providing disaggregated data on exports and imports by country,as well as by geographical and economic groupings.Covered sectors include primary marine fisheries,processed seafood,ships,port equipment,and high technology manufactures for goods,and maritime transport,coas